SENATE RESOLUTION

8710

BySenators Frockt, Keiser, Stanford, Randall, Wilson, C., Short, Becker, Hawkins, Muzzall, Wagoner, Padden, Hunt, Saldaña, and Lovelett

WHEREAS, More than one hundred five thousand Washingtonians need a blood transfusion each year; and

WHEREAS, About one in seven people entering a hospital needs blood; and

WHEREAS, More than four hundred twenty thousand blood components are used in transfusions each year; and

WHEREAS, On a daily basis Washingtonians use one hundred forty units of platelets and two hundred units of plasma; and

WHEREAS, Eight hundred sixty pints of donated blood are used each day; and

WHEREAS, Two hundred fifty thousand Washingtonians are registered to volunteer to give blood; and

WHEREAS, Ninety-four percent of Washington State blood donors are registered voters; and

WHEREAS, Washingtonians donate two hundred sixty thousand units of Whole Blood and Red Blood Cells each year; and

WHEREAS, Innovative research centers such as Fred Hutch rely upon blood donations to continue to find life-saving cures; and

WHEREAS, Pediatric centers such as Seattle Children's Hospital depend upon blood donations to help prolong the lives of children; and

WHEREAS, Blood is collected at local donor centers, and mobile units travel to hundreds of blood drives every month at work sites, schools, places of worship, and other community locations throughout the Pacific Northwest; and

WHEREAS, Blood donation is an integral community responsibility that connects all of us in our state; and

WHEREAS, On March the 12th the Washington state legislature will be paying tribute to former Secretary of the Senate Hunter Goodman by hosting a blood drive at the Capitol for legislators, staff, and state employees;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state of Washington encourage blood donations in communities throughout the state of Washington on March 12th in honor of Hunter Goodman.

I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 8710,

adopted by the Senate

March 11, 2020

BRAD HENDRICKSON

Secretary of the Senate