During the Carlinville Area Hospital Auxiliary’s second blood drive of 2023, 49 people registered to donate, yielding 40 whole blood donations, six red cell donations (three “double-red” donors), and three platelet donations. That is the equivalent of 49 units of blood. Leading the list of donors who have achieved significant
The Las Vegas community gathered to help a 7-year-old boy fighting cancer. Luke Orlovsky was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in December 2022, and that’s when his family and friends quickly learned the importance of blood donation for cancer patients. Luke’s classmates and families hosted an American Red Cross blood drive
The National Association of Seadogs, Ash Montana Deck has organized a blood donation campaign at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. This is in order to promote health and wellness in the society. The event was done to further create awareness for the people on the need to donate blood regularly
For his birthday, Osoyoos resident Tom Fritz got a unique gift from his youngest child. “I’m going to donate blood for your birthday,” Christine Fritz, who lives in Clayton Heights on the Langley-Surrey border, told him when she phoned him with best wishes on his 72nd birthday. “Thanks,” he said.
Giving back to your community can take many different shapes and forms. For 61-year-old Thorold resident Joyce Little, it’s donating blood, which she recently did for the 100th time. “I go pretty much as many times as I’m allowed to,” says Little, in an interview with ThoroldToday. “There’s so many
