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April 03, 2024 Southwest Transplant Alliance Day Vrodamattl)tt by the par of the (Cftp of)9etrton, Tenn To all to b3bom tf 0 praent5 5baii come, greeting: WHEREAS, for 50 years, Southwest Transplant Alliance has been a key Denton neighbor fulfilling the gifts of organ and tissue donation.As one of the largest federally recognized organ procurement organizations, STA saves and heals lives through donation, cares for donors while supporting their families and raises awareness about the need and impact of donation;and WHEREAS, there are more than 100,000 people in the United States, 10,000 Texans and hundreds of Denton residents waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, with another person added to the waitlist every nine minutes.The impact of donation is incredible-just one donor can save up to eight lives and improve the lives of 75 others;and WHEREAS, thanks to the support of the Denton community,STA will continue to save and heal lives in Denton through education,innovation,and compassion for the next 50 years and beyond. NOW,THEREFORE, I,Gerard Hudspeth,Mayor of the City of Denton,Texas,do hereby extend special recognition to Southwest Transplant Alliance for their five decades of saving and healing Denton lives through organ donation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Denton,Texas to be affixed this the 3rd day of April 2024. GERARD HUDSPETH,MAYOR ATTEST: JESUS SALAZAR,CITY SECRETARY BY: T 4A.*n�r+