Sarah Bruch knows just how much small gifts can mean.
The owner of The Purple Tree on Second Street in Hudson, Bruch is also the mother of four boys. Two of her sons have a congenital heart defect that has required open heart surgeries, and with them, blood transfusions.
“It’s just some of those simple things that you don’t think about, like the simple step of someone donating blood really is the difference between someone living or not,” Bruch said.
Bruch and The Purple Tree are now fostering those simple acts with an American Red Cross blood drive in front of the store from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30.
A customer who volunteers regularly with the American Red Cross first suggested the idea. Bruch’s own personal experiences made it an easy decision to say yes.
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