Explanation
To create a "workplace partnership for life" between the City of Columbus and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The creation of the partnership will allow the City to play a significant role in encouraging city employees to "Give the Gift of Life" by donating an organ, tissue, or bone marrow.
To also honor the life and memory of Betty Brzezinski by naming the City of Columbus living donor program in her memory. Ms. Brzezinski's life was touched and prolonged by the contribution of a kidney by her son, Columbus Firefighter Ryan Brzezinski. This selfless act raised awareness of the tremendous need in our community for organ donations and helped encourage the creation and passage in mid-2004 of the living donor employee program.
Title
To create a "workplace partnership for life" between the City of Columbus and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and to name the City of Columbus Living Donor Leave program the "Betty Brzezinski Living Donor Leave Program" in her loving memory.
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WHEREAS, over 80,000 individuals living in the United States are currently in need of an donated organ or bone marrow, and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus will join over 125 cities throughout the United States and create a "Workplace Partnership for Life" with the United State Department of Health to promote and raise awareness to city employees the importance of donating organs and bone marrow, and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus will take an active role in promoting the importance of becoming an organ donor to city employees, and
WHEREAS, Ryan Brzezinski did a selfless and loving act through the donation of a kidney to his mother, Betty Brzezinski, and
WHEREAS, Betty Brzezinski's life was touched and prolonged by this selfless act, and
WHEREAS, in memory of Betty Brzezinski, the City's living donor employee leave program will be named in her honor, now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Columbus will hereby join with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and create a "Workplace Partnership of Life."
SECTION 2. That the City of Columbus living donor employee option be renamed to the Betty Brzezinski Living Donor Memorial Leave Option.