600-time donor celebrated at Hamilton blood donor clinic
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A Hamilton man says donating to Canadian Blood Services has become “a way of life.” Joe Connors achieved his 600th donation on Friday morning at the Hamilton blood donor clinic in Ancaster. He’s hopeful that others will be inspired and see it as a way to save lives in the community. …
Andy Shapter is 78 years old and just retired from work last Sunday, but he has one important job which he says he’ll never quit: being a blood donor. Shapter has donated blood 410 times. He’s a regular at the Canadian Blood Services clinic on Wicklow Street in St. John’s, …
A family full of voluntary blood donors, that’s what Lokendra and his family of four will soon become within a couple of years. Lokendra and his wife Sheela have been donating blood since 2002 and have attained a record number of 58 and 56 times respectively upto the last Blood …
The American Red Cross and 93.3 WMMR radio hosts will lead a blood drive in King of Prussia later this month. The 13th annual “I Bleed for Preston and Steve” drive will take place on Saturday, June 16 at the Valley Forge Casino Resort Event Center from 6 a.m. to …
When Bill Pooley arrived at the Bradenton OneBlood donor center for his biweekly blood platelet donation in March, he was greeted by balloons, a cake and a TV camera to record the hoopla. The reason? After 39 years of donating blood, Pooley joined a very exclusive club of 100-gallon donors—one of …
Paul Gillis, from all evidence, takes comfort in ritual. This is a good thing because this Tuesday’s routine was the same as last Tuesday’s and, baring something unforeseen, will be identical to next Tuesday’s. Gillis, who is 61, arose in his house in the Dartmouth suburb of Colby Village, where …
Tammy Cunnington knows all too well the importance of bloods donors. When Cunnington was just six, she underwent 17 surgeries and received multiple blood transfusions after being struck by a plane at a Ponoka air show in 1982. “It was very much a life or death situation. I was on …
One of Frank Falkofske’s goals in life was to make someone laugh each day. He was also known for driving his pink Cadillac through the streets of Ellsworth and driving his pink motorcycle in parades; in addition he was known for being a dedicated blood donor. Falkofske donated more than …
Let me tell you a secret. I had never given blood before I began working at the American Red Cross. I was like a lot of people – nobody ever asked me to give and it had NEVER crossed my mind. I just took for granted that blood was there …
Anoop and Aathira, a newly wed couple, turned trailblazers of humanity by celebrating their wedding in a unique way. Both donated blood in the blood donation camp organised to mark their wedding celebrations at the groom’s residence. Nellikkara native PS Anoop and Pulpally native VS Aathira entered wedlock on Sunday …