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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, America's Blood Centers (ABC) is North America's
3largest network of community-based, independent, non-profit
4blood centers; and
 
5    WHEREAS, America's Blood Centers was founded in 1962 in
6Scottsdale, Arizona by a group of independent community blood
7centers, with the mission of helping member blood centers serve
8their communities; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The members of America's Blood Centers provide
10half of the U.S. blood supply and a quarter of the Canadian
11blood supply; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The members of America's Blood Centers serve more
13than 150 million patients by providing blood products to more
14than 3,500 hospitals and health facilities throughout North
15America; and
 
16    WHEREAS, For the past 50 years, America's Blood Centers has
17provided its members with opportunities to share its best
18practices and collaborate to help them effectively manage the
19organizations that help save or sustain the lives of millions
20of patients; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In 2002, the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood
2Centers (ICCBC), based on the model of America's Blood Centers,
3was founded in Springfield as the first state-wide association
4of community blood centers in the nation; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Since 2002, the Illinois Coalition of Community
6Blood Centers has effectively served its mission of advocacy
7and raising public awareness for the need for voluntary blood
8donations; and
 
9    WHEREAS, All of the members of the Illinois Coalition of
10Community Blood Centers are active members of America's Blood
11Centers; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate the members of America's Blood Centers on the
15occasion of its 50th anniversary and thank the organization for
16its 50 years of service and commitment to a safe and adequate
17blood supply for our nation; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That we congratulate the members of the Illinois
19Coalition of Community Blood Centers on its 10th anniversary
20and thank the organization for the decade of service and
21commitment to a safe and adequate blood supply for our State;
22and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2presented to America's Blood Centers and the Illinois Coalition
3of Community Blood Centers.