Woman who needed blood during birth of her child holds blood drive to give back

The community is invited to give blood in honor of Kala Breder at a special American Red Cross blood drive held in her name on Friday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Quincy Town Center Community Room (formerly Quincy Mall). Kala Breder was inspired to donate …
At 11 years old, Mark Juergens Junior is, unfortunately, no stranger to the hospital. Still, thanks to the generosity of blood donors, there are blood products on the shelves that help him battle stage 4 Hodgkin’s nodular sclerosis lymphoma. After receiving five rounds of chemotherapy, Mark Juergens Junior is familiar …
DEDICATED Durban blood donor, Ronnie Naidoo, recently celebrated the donation of his 100th pint of blood. Ronnie said his journey of blood donation started in 1974. However, Ronnie reached his goal by the age of 45, and decided to adjust his goal to target 100 donations by the time he …
Last week, 5-year-old Adelyn Troutman of Ahwatukee had her 80th monthly blood transfusion. It’s been part of the little girl’s monthly routine ever since she was 2 months old and was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Diamond-Blackfan anemia, which prohibits her body from making red blood cells. The …
The community of Scott Valley came out in force last week by giving blood and money to help 9-year-old Miles Isbell, who is battling a cancerous Medullablastoma tumor on his brain. Wednesday’s bake sale raised more than $5,000, the rolling pin raffle raised $675, and shirts and other donations brought …
The New York Blood Center is hosting a series of blood drives across the five boroughs this month in honor of two young brothers from Queens Village — who were both born with a rare blood disease. The drives, which run from March 13 through March 31, will be co-hosted …
At 95-years-old, Dale Faughn has lived through the Great Depression, World War II and COVID-19. To say he’s seen it all might be pretty close to the truth. But Faughn has never considered himself to be a bystander. He’s a doer — or in his case, he’s a giver — …
It only took one blood donation to save Marcos Perez’s life. He’s now paid that donation forward more than 960 times. According to the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, his blood has helped over 3,000 people. “Mr. Perez’s story is very moving and emotional because you know why he does …
Sixty-year-old David Metin has been regularly visiting Canadian Blood Services for nearly 40 years. Aldergrove’s David Metin will have officially gotten his arm poked 150 times as of Saturday, March 13, but on none of those occasions has he ever actually watched the needle go in. “I hate needles,” he …
Marcos Perez says one single blood donation saved his life. Years later, he’s used that to motivate him to get in and donate as much as he can. “Roll up your sleeves and donate,” Perez said. It’s something he says he’s done every two weeks for the last 37 years. …