Phil Skinn achieved what few have accomplished as a regular blood donor. Since he started 53 years ago, Skinn, 71, of Norwalk, donated his 17th gallon of blood last month at Huron St. Peter Catholic Church, his home parish. For comparison, if it were fuel, that would be enough to …

David Luciani knows what it’s like to have a close brush with death, so he’s happy to have given the gift of life – hundreds of times. Luciani recently was honored for giving his 100th blood platelet donation. Previously, he was awarded a 20-gallon pin for making 160 whole blood …

According to the American Red Cross, one donation of blood can save up to three lives. For Willard Wendorff of rural Hutchinson, those three potential lives have multiplied quite a few times over the years. “The first time I donated, the Red Cross had come to Cosmos in 1964,” the …

Next time you ask yourself whether you should donate blood, Kevin and Julie Barton said they hope you think of their family and so many others like them. Last summer, two weeks after their first-born, Logan Cooper Barton, came into their lives, Julie Barton suffered a serious complication. The placenta …