It’s safe to say Roelif Loveland and Henry Hackman aren’t scared of needles. Combined, the two area men have donated more than 54 gallons of blood over the course of their lifetimes, which means they’ve sat through at least 432 sessions under the needle. So what keeps them coming back …

Bower, a Bracebridge resident, woke one night in February to terrible pain, but she and her husband had hosted guests for a dinner party complete with rich foods the evening before, so it was dismissed as indigestion. “I thought ‘Oh, God, I’ve eaten all the wrong things,” she said. But …

Vicky Waldren still cherishes a special gift from her father-in-law Harry Waldren. It serves as a sparkling reminder of how she became a “Donor for Life.” When the Xenia resident made her milestone 100th lifetime donation July 3 at the Dayton Community Blood Center it was in his honor. “It’s …