On Sunday, the Aurora community rallied to donate blood that’ll go to save many lives. It was a big show of support for a seventh grader who received a life-threatening diagnosis.

At a church on Liberty Street in Aurora, the freedom of faith comes from the heart. And on Sunday, a blood drive comes with a face and a name.

It was early February when Lindsay Palaez, 13, and her family received her diagnosis — she had leukemia.

Family friend Kris Harvey, a member at Faith Lutheran, was one of those who decided she and others could help her.

“She is going through blood transfusions every single day,” Harvey said. “And blood is really needed right now.”

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