CERTIFICATE of RECOGNITION By virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution in the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is hereby officially recognized: ‘VIRGINIA ADVANCE DIRECTIVES DAY EREAS, tho Virgina Heath Care Dossions Act provides the specifies of eur advance directives Tawa offers a mode! form or patent use; and WHEREAS, it sestinated that aly about on quarter of peopl inthe Commonveath of Vigna ave exectedan advance cresive and itis estimated hates thn $0 percent of severely o ternal} ill pallens have an advance dretv; and WHEREAS, its iely tht significant reason for bese low percentages ita there is Botha ae of| ‘nowdge and ensiderble conan in the pubic aboxt Advane Directive; 208 WHEREAS, one ofthe principal goals of Advance Direcive Dey is to encourage hospitals, musi homes, ase living flies, esting ear eenent communities, nd hospices to partcpote in State ‘wie efor to provide clea and consistent iafonnason othe pubic about advance directives 25 wel a 0 "encourage medical professionals and los to voluntzr thelr ne apd efoto improve public owed nd nore the mamber of Virginians with advance diretives and WHEREAS, hospitals, musing tomes, essed living facilities and other ganizations throughout the (Commonveath of Virginia ive endorse his event and ae ctamied to ecaing he public about the Jimportance of discussing heal cae choles and executing advance drectives; and WHEREAS, a area of ringing sarees to the need for Advance Direves, mor cizens wil ave conyerstions abot her eats ere decisions; mre cizens wil execute Advance Ditwles to make her ‘wishes Known; aa ever flies and hel cae providers wil veto struggle with making difficult health cre econ nthe sbseace of guidance from the pti WHEREAS, Advance Dirctives Day is desgned tore pubic aareness ofthe not plan ahead Forteakh ere devtons relied to end of ie care end mesial dersionsmaking whenever paleat are unable to peak for themeelves ao fo encourage the speific ue af advance creatives to communica thes important Featheare decisions NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Rober F. MeDomnel do hereby recognize April 16,2011, 8 VIRGINIA, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES DAY in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ani al is observance tothe xeon ofl our eens, LULL Governor