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MAYORAL PROCLAMATION
In Kalispell, we have a long history of helping our neighbors in need. American Red Cross Month is a special time to recognize and thank our
heroes — those Red Cross volunteers and donors who give of their time and resources to help community members.
These heroes help families find shelter after a home fire. They give blood to help trauma victims and cancer patients. They deliver comfort items
to military members in the hospital. They use their lifesaving skills to save someone from a heart attack, drowning or chocking. They enable children
around the globe to be vaccinated against measles and rubella.
The American Red Cross depends on local heroes to deliver help and hope during a disaster. We applaud our heroes here in Kalispell
who give of themselves to assist their neighbors when they need a helping hand.
Across the country and around the world, the American Red Cross responds to disasters big and small. In fact, every eight minutes the
organization responds to a community disaster, providing shelter, food, emotional support and other necessities to those affected. It collects
nearly 40 percent of the nation's blood supply; provides 24-hour support to military members, veterans and their families; teaches millions
lifesaving skills, such as lifeguarding and CPR; and through its Restoring Family Links program, connects family members separated by crisis,
conflict or migration.
We dedicate the month of March to all those who support the American Red Cross mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the
face of emergencies. Our community depends on the American Red Cross, which relies on donations of time, money and blood to fulfill its
humanitarian mission.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mark Johnson, Mayor of Kalispell, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of Kalispell
and Montana do hereby proclaim
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encourage all Americans to support this organization and its noble humanitarian missio
1N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of February, 2017.
Mark JohnscIn
Mayor