[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 11927-11928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5028]



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Vol. 76

Thursday,

No. 42

March 3, 2011

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8628--American Red Cross Month, 2011



Proclamation 8629--Irish-American Heritage Month, 2011



Proclamation 8630--Women's History Month, 2011



Proclamation 8631--50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps



Proclamation 8632--Death of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the Last 
Surviving American Veteran of World War I


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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8628 of February 28, 2011

                
American Red Cross Month, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For over a century, the American Red Cross has 
                harnessed the generosity of the American people, 
                mobilizing us to offer assistance in the wake of 
                disaster. Whether aiding towns fighting rising 
                floodwaters or nations struggling with starvation and 
                disease, the American Red Cross and its international 
                partners have served during crises across the United 
                States and around the world. During American Red Cross 
                Month, we celebrate our Nation's humanitarian spirit, 
                and we recommit to providing relief and hope in times 
                of crisis.

                The American Red Cross has a long history of partnering 
                with Presidents of the United States to confront the 
                world's most pressing challenges. During World War I, 
                President Woodrow Wilson called on our citizens to help 
                the American Red Cross ``respond effectively and 
                universally to the needs of humanity under stress of 
                war.'' This relationship continued in 1943, when 
                President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed March as Red 
                Cross Month, urging the public to support the efforts 
                of the American Red Cross to provide resources and 
                medical care to troops, allies, and peoples around the 
                world.

                 Emergency response organizations like the American Red 
                Cross play a vital role in relief operations by 
                deploying scores of volunteers to rebuild communities 
                hit by disaster and by providing critical support and 
                resources at home and abroad. When a devastating 
                earthquake struck Haiti last year, the American people 
                responded with an outpouring of compassion, prompting 
                an unprecedented international response and relief 
                effort by the American Red Cross. These efforts reflect 
                our country's noblest ideals, and they contribute to a 
                climate of international trust and cooperation.

                Volunteers play an essential part in every American Red 
                Cross effort, from traveling to disaster zones around 
                the world to donating blood at local community centers. 
                Through their service, ordinary citizens have done 
                extraordinary things, upholding the humanitarian 
                mission of service and relief organizations and keeping 
                our Nation strong and resilient. Though we can never 
                fully know the challenges we will face, American Red 
                Cross Month reminds us that Americans will always pull 
                together in times of need and will always look to the 
                future with hope and determination.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America and Honorary Chairman of the 
                American Red Cross, by virtue of the authority vested 
                in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim March 2011 as American Red 
                Cross Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this 
                month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities, and by supporting the work of service and 
                relief organizations.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                fifth.
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