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File #: 21-1228   
Status: Filed
File created: 8/9/2021 In control: Clark County Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 8/17/2021 Final action:
Title: Present a proclamation to recognize National Minority Donor Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of August.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report
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8/17/2021 Clark County Board of Commissioners Presented as Recommended

Agenda note: DISCUSSION: Commissioner William McCurdy advised that August was recognized as National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM); more than 593 Nevadans and nearly 100,000 people across the United States were awaiting organ, eye or tissue transplants; of those 593 Nevadans, nearly 60 percent were of multi-cultural descent; and presented a proclamation to the Chief Executive Officer and President of Nevada Donor Network Joe Ferreira, and Foundation President Steven Peralta with the Nevada Donor Network and Foundation, with a proclamation that stated August was NMDAM and in appreciation of their work in the community.

The representatives expressed appreciation to the Board and commented that Nevada was one of the highest performing organ, eye and tissue donation locations in the country and attributed that to the leadership and citizens of the state.
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CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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Petitioner:

Yolanda T. King, County Manager

Recommendation: 

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Present a proclamation to recognize National Minority Donor Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of August.

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BACKGROUND: 

Commissioner McCurdy would like to present a proclamation to recognize National Minority Donor Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of August.