One Washington County woman has spent her retirement making a difference, and filling a void left by Marietta Memorial Hospital after the hospital stopped accepting blood donations.

For the last five years Linda Miller has been coordinating blood drives at the Lowell Volunteer Fire Department.

She says it all started when she had trouble finding a place to donate in Washington County. She ended up donating in Williamstown, West Virginia, where a Red Cross worker suggested she start a blood drive.

To spur involvement, Miller cooks homemade food and collects gift cards for people who donate.

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