Reps. Slavens, Barnett, Byrum, Constan, Cotter, Darany, Denby, Durhal, Goike, Haines, Heise, Hooker, Knollenberg, LeBlanc, Liss, Poleski, Segal and Talabi offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 204.  

            A resolution to declare March 2012 as Red Cross Month in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, The Red Cross has over 700 chapters across the country that provide emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education to citizens in need;

Whereas, The American Red Cross has evolved to be a charitable organization that is unmatched in terms of its volunteer support, its core membership, and its historic tradition as a force of goodwill and humanitarianism in the face of crisis; and

Whereas, More than one million Red Cross volunteers and 30,000 employees mobilize annually to provide relief to people affected by more than 67,000 disasters; and

Whereas, The American Red Cross supplies more than 40 percent of the blood supply in the United States; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare March 2012 as Red Cross Month in the state of Michigan. We urge all citizens to observe this important occasion.