- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Eye Donor Month, Jan. 22, 2014
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2014-01-22
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2014/1-22
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2014-s1-h22
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2014-s1-h22
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION EYE DONOR MONTH
WHEREAS:
Sight is one of our most powerful senses, and many Georgians recognize that it is within their power to give someone else the ability to see; and
WHEREAS:
The purpose of Eye Donor Month is to alert Georgians to the power and opportunity they possess to give the gift of sight; and
WHEREAS:
Eye donation for research has the potential to restore sight to those suffering certain types of blindness, and more than 35,000 Georgians have received the gift of sight from an eye donor; and
WHEREAS:
Eye donation can give comfort and a sense of purpose to grieving families. Eye donation for corneal transplantation restores useful vision to those suffering from corneal blindness, and approximately 1,300 sight-restoring cornea transplants are performed annually in Georgia; and
WHEREAS:
Eye donation is one of the most selfless gifts we can make to our fellow citizens, and it is vitally important to discuss with our loved ones and family our desire and decision to donate; now
THEREFORE:
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim March 2014 as EYE DONOR MONTH in Georgia and urge our citizens to give the gift of sight by becoming eye donors and by discussing their wishes with their families.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 22nd day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen.
GOVERNOR
ATTEST
~IEF~TA~