Saving a Life is as Simple as Rolling Up your Sleeve

Did you know that one pint of blood can save three lives? Due to the COVID pandemic, blood supply across the country is very low. That’s why the State Farm Good Neighbor Gals in the Dothan area are hosting a Blood Drive. Today, State Farm Agents Melissa Elmore, Pam Martin, …
Local man Liam McCormack has been donating blood for many years now. It has, he says, been a tradition within his family for many years – handed down from his father to him. But only recently, as he neared an incredible 100 pints donated, did he fully realise just how …
Jacksonville native Roger North, 79, gave blood occasionally until his 9-year-old granddaughter Tessa-Lynn developed leukemia. Her mother would sit all day at the hospital waiting for someone to donate the platelets she needed to fight the disease. Roger said to himself, “I can do that.” At age 59 he became …
Covington County resident Valerie Bruce said she has seen how blood donations can save a life in more ways than one. “I have given blood in the past, but it became really important when my mother got sick,” Bruce said. Bruce said her mother’s terminal illness has made her realize …
Karl Irving has been donating blood for more than 40 years, but now his regular donations have never been more important. After being diagnosed with coronavirus in March, the Wanniassa resident’s donations are being used as part of a COVID-19 clinical trial to help learn more about how the virus …
The American Red Cross collects on average 40 percent of the national’s blood supply. And that need does not go away, even during a global pandemic such as COVID-19. Hence blood donation and collection was declared by Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, …
Justin Morgan grew up in Riverside and works as a Clinical Nutrition Dietetic tech for a long-term care facility. He’s also a certified personal trainer and weightlifting instructor. As an essential health care worker, he knew he was at risk of COVID-19 infection. But at age 38 and in good …
As a long-time resident, community volunteer and police officer, you might say Trumbull is in Mark Smith’s blood. Read Full Article
Donning their face masks and ready to save a life, locals made their way to the Forderville Library Activities Room last Sunday too donate a pint of lifesaving blood. Donors’ hands were sanitized and their temperatures recorded before the donation process began. Read Full Article
With pubs reopening this month, the National Citizen Service and the NHS have joined forces to encourage teenagers aged 16 and over to sign up to donate their first pint – of blood. The NCS and NHS Blood and Transport’s My First Pint initiative aims to help meet the need …