10th Annual Storm Bratchett Memorial Blood Drive set

Time has a way of seeming so long ago and yet in another circumstance, it can seem like yesterday. For Storm Bratchett’s Mother Lynn, this fits what she feels since losing Storm in 2008 at the young age of 17. However, Lynn has since been doing something positive, due to …
Craig Suiter of Murray was recognized by Murray-Calloway County Hospital’s Blood Donor Center for being a 10-gallon donor. He has been making about six donations a year since 2004. With each blood donation equaling one pint – and there are eight pints in a gallon – that means that Suiter …
The key to a long, independent life might finally be proven through one 97-year-old woman’s philosophy: “Give, give, give.” After countless decades as an American Red Cross volunteer in her hometown of River Falls, Polly Wymer is being awarded for her service. “I have no idea how many years I’ve …
“SydniStrong” a 10-year old with rare cancer has good news. While she still has a stretch to go in her treatment, the community came out to support her at a blood drive. Read Full Article
Just last summer, Amelia Saunders of St. John’s was camping with her family when her parents, Veronica and Doug, noticed she was not herself. The normally happy three-year-old was cranky, tired and walking with a limp. Two days later, she developed a fever and red spots on her legs. They …
The Specialist Micheal “Pokey” Phillips Memorial blood drive honors Michael Phillips who joined the Army in 2006 after graduating from Ardmore High School. Micheal’s mother, Angela Phillips, said she and her family put on the blood drive every year near Feb. 24, the day an IED killed Micheal while serving …
POTTSTOWN STUDENTS LEAD IN BLOOD DRIVE – Pottstown High School students and staff members this month continued their push to donate pints of blood to patients in Pottstown Hospital during shortages and times of critical need. Their mid-February (2019) drive collected 29 units, and raised the entire school’s collected total …
Earlier in February, at Silverstar during the Egoli West Donor for Life Awards, numerous men and women were honoured for their courageous acts of kindness. To have received an invitation to this prestigious award ceremony from the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) you’d have had to have donated blood …
On Feb. 14, William Strange, 10, gave the nurses at Carson-Tahoe Cancer Resource Center something sweet — their own Valentine’s Day cards. In return, they surprised him with a LEGO City play set, and it made his entire morning. The nurses have come to love William from months of visits …
A blood drive was held to honor Jennifer Rodriguez-Ford. Rodriguez-Ford worked as a donor services representative at the Rock River Valley Blood center for more than 15 years. The drive was held at Rockford United Labor where family, friends and the community gathered not only to continue the legacy of …