12-R212

2012 -- S 2892

Enacted 04/25/12

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING APRIL 2012 TO BE "DONATE LIFE MONTH" IN RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators Maher, and Algiere

Date Introduced: April 24, 2012

     WHEREAS, There are more than 112,500 Americans, with more than 4,500 in New

England, who are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant; and

     WHEREAS, Over one million life-enhancing transplants performed each year are made

possible by the generous donation of corneas, bone, skin or other tissue; and

     WHEREAS, We can all help to save someone’s life and benefit up to 50 recipients by

enrolling as an organ and tissue donor in the Rhode Island Donor Registry when we apply for or

renew our drivers licenses or by registering on-line at www.donatelifenewengland.org; and

     WHEREAS, Since 99.8 percent of all Rhode Islanders who register to become a donor do

so at the Division of Motor Vehicles, it is fitting that Rhode Island joins in the national goal of

signing up 50 percent of our driving population to become donors and makes it fast and easy to

save a life through the Division of Motor Vehicles; and

     WHEREAS, We pay tribute to organ and tissue donors and their families, whose decision

to Donate Life enables others to receive life-saving organs and tissues for transplant; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby proclaims April of 2012 to be “Donate Life Month” in Rhode Island, and urges all

citizens of Rhode Island to take cognizance of this event and participate in its observance; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the New England Organ Bank.

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