POTTSTOWN STUDENTS LEAD IN BLOOD DRIVE – Pottstown High School students and staff members this month continued their push to donate pints of blood to patients in Pottstown Hospital during shortages and times of critical need. Their mid-February (2019) drive collected 29 units, and raised the entire school’s collected total
Earlier in February, at Silverstar during the Egoli West Donor for Life Awards, numerous men and women were honoured for their courageous acts of kindness. To have received an invitation to this prestigious award ceremony from the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) you’d have had to have donated blood
A blood drive was held to honor Jennifer Rodriguez-Ford. Rodriguez-Ford worked as a donor services representative at the Rock River Valley Blood center for more than 15 years. The drive was held at Rockford United Labor where family, friends and the community gathered not only to continue the legacy of
Twice a month, 4-year-old Jonathan Strand has needles poked into his belly button as part of a 45-minute long treatment for his immune deficiency disorder. “It takes a whole lot of blood to make that medication,” said his mother Kimberly Strnad. “In his case, the medication he takes has tremendously
The Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter of the American Red Cross is honoring community members who go above and beyond in service to others at its 16th annual Real Heroes Award Breakfast in March. “We salute these Real Heroes whose extraordinary courage, kindness and unselfish character help people in
I’ve only donated blood once before and hadn’t planned to again, but Saturday I gave for Wendi. American Red Cross phlebotomist Jessica Tuel took down my blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and hemoglobin levels to ensure I was eligible to donate at the second Wendi Winters Memorial Blood Drive, held
