[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 18631-18632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8138]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8642 of March 31, 2011

                
National Donate Life Month, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                 Americans have always been a generous people, willing 
                to give to others in need. In these challenging times, 
                that spirit of service has been abundantly evident and 
                has made a real difference in many lives. As we observe 
                National Donate Life Month, we reflect on an important 
                opportunity to aid others--bestowing the gift of life 
                through organ and tissue donation.

                More than 110,000 individuals are now on the national 
                waiting list for organ transplants, and the list 
                continues to grow. Each year, the number of Americans 
                needing life-saving donations has far outstripped the 
                number of available donors. As a result, people lose 
                their lives each day while waiting.

                When each donation can touch dozens of lives, it has 
                never been more important to make the decision to be an 
                organ and tissue donor. I encourage all Americans to 
                say yes to donation by giving blood regularly and 
                joining their State-based donor registry. Individuals 
                can register online or through the registration or 
                renewal process for a driver's license or 
                identification card. When considering organ donation, 
                Americans should consult their family members, doctor, 
                or faith leader about the decision to donate life. To 
                find out more about donation and how you can register 
                in your State, be sure to visit: www.OrganDonor.gov.

                Together, we can all make the choice to save and 
                improve the lives of Americans across our country.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim April 2011 as 
                National Donate Life Month. I call upon health care 
                professionals, volunteers, educators, government 
                agencies, faith-based and community groups, and private 
                organizations to join forces to boost the number of 
                organ and tissue donors throughout our Nation.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of March, 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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[FR Doc. 2011-8138
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