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 — …

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. …

A Cedar Rapids mom celebrated her daughter’s two-year anniversary of receiving a bone marrow transplant with a blood drive on Saturday. The “ReBirthday Party” celebrated Alivia “Livy Rae” Colin’s second chance at life. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in Cedar Rapids hosted the event. That’s where Colin received some …

For years, Peter and Mary Ann Gordon of Portland have known the importance of giving blood, but it wasn’t until overcoming the scariest of circumstances that Mary Ann opted to donate blood for the first time. “I had never given blood and am fearful every time someone has taken blood …

A Valley teen is getting ready to celebrate her sweet 16 birthday, but due to COVID-19 and social distancing guidelines, she can’t celebrate it in the usual way. Instead, Kessa Hancock is working to get 20 other people to sign up for a blood drive for her 16th birthday.  In …

Two friends recently overcame their fears for the benefit of the community. At 11:20 a.m., OSF St. Francis Hospital Community Relations Coordinator Joanna Wilbee-Amis and Northern Lights YMCA Community Wellness Director Nicole Fitch gave blood for the first time. The donations were made at the first of a series of …