Give the best Christmas present: donate blood
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In the spirit of giving for Christmas, Australian Red Cross Blood Service are putting out an urge call to Rockhampton region resident to give blood this festive season. As we move towards Christmas, many of us are looking forward to a well-earned holiday, but the need for blood never takes …
If you’re looking for something different to give as a Christmas gift, Canadian Blood Services suggests a donation. Donor clinics are Dec. 12 through 14 and then again on Dec. 19 and 20 at the Beban Park Social Centre. David Patterson, director of donor relations for BC and the Yukon, …
While many people are out holiday shopping, buying gifts for friends and family, there’s another way to spread holiday cheer during this festive season. The Central Texas College nursing program will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday on the Carter BloodCare bus, which will be …
One local woman celebrated 100 years of the American Red Cross on Monday by giving her 100th blood donation in Kentucky. Mary Sullivan donated her 100th pint of blood Monday afternoon at the American Red Cross’ downtown Louisville blood donation center. When she arrived at the center, she was presented with a plaque, thanking …
Kempsey Shire residents are being urged to add a blood donation to their festive to-do lists, with the Port Macquarie Donor Centre taking appointments for the gift of life this Christmas and New Year. There are 100 places still to be filled to secure stocks for leukaemia patients, new mums, trauma …
The Northmont Animal Clinic will celebrate Dr. Steve Dicke with a round of applause, plus some barks and meows, when he arrives wearing his new Community Blood Center “Donor for Life – 100 LTD” jacket. Steve made his milestone 100th lifetime blood donation Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Dayton Donor …
Dave Jones reaches the 50+ gallon donation mark with the American Red Cross. Jones began donating in the early 1960s and has reached this amazing number by donations of whole blood and platelets. What an amazing gift he has given so many people. Read Full Article
While still enjoying the glorious hues of fall colours, brisk mornings but still warm days, it may seem strange to be planning for the holiday season. But for many organizations in Nova Scotia, preparations began more than a month ago to get ready for what is one of their busiest …
Running 100 miles sounds like pure hell for most people. Not for Brian Boyle. That’s because traveling that far on foot means his heart is pumping and his lungs are working — functions we so easily take for granted. If you remember back to when we first covered the 31-year-old …
A young family from Ladner, along with 75 of their family members and friends, gave back at a Canadian Blood Services donor clinic at the Ladner Community Centre Wednesday. The outpouring of support was a way of saying thanks following a serious medical emergency the family experienced this summer. Carly …