Each September, a blood drive is held at the Owensboro Catholic Schools K-3 campus in memory of Kate Hayden, who died in 2006 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. This year’s drive is being hosted Friday by the Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center. Hayden was 7 …

In India, more than 12,000 people are unable to receive blood every day, and as a result, more than three million people have died while waiting for blood. With a major purpose, ‘Nobody should die waiting for blood in India’, Kiran Verma, who set out from Thiruvananthapuram on a 21,000 …

Air Force Flight Sergeant Christine Williams notched up an impressive milestone by giving her 250th blood donation recently in Canberra. With the 2022 Defence Blood Challenge having just kicked off, Flight Sergeant Williams hopes her altruism will inspire colleagues and others to also give blood and help save lives. “I’m …

Phoeurn Picharonai is one of a small group of people who donate blood on their birthday – with August 9 this year her 31st – doing so to safeguard mothers from the dangers of childbirth. “My mother lost a lot of blood giving birth to me on my birthday, and …

A LOYAL blood donor, Gregory Rodda, made his 200th whole blood donation at SANBS in Kensington Square on Saturday. Rodda, who hails from Durban North, was joined by his wife Emma and his children, Aidin and Sasha. “I made my first blood donation on July 12, 1985. My grandfather, father …

A father-daughter duo from Medicine Hat are celebrating their combined 200th blood donation; an achievement they hope will motivate others to donate as the need for blood grows. Randy and Sonia Laughlin were met with congratulations from staff and fellow donors Monday, as they moved through the Canadian Blood Services’ …