Shabir Hussain Khan becomes the ‘Blood man of Kashmir’ donating over 182 pints of blood
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Shabir Hussain Khan, also known as the ‘Blood man of Kashmir,’ has donated more than 182 pints of blood over the last 42 years, saving the lives of hundreds of people in need of blood in the Kashmir valley. He began his journey in 1980 when he donated blood for …
A blood drive happening Saturday is set to honor two young women who were both victims of violent crime. We frequently hear about how blood centers are needing more blood; the very blood used to help keep victims alive after an awful crime. The drive this weekend is the perfect …
Vitalant in Lubbock received a donation Monday that it never has before: the 500th donation from an active donor. Jimmy Bohner said he has been donating since 1984 to save lives. “The recognition is great but when you think about it, another person is walking on this earth because of …
The community is coming together to support a 10-year-old battling cancer for the second time. Nearly 100 people signed up to donate blood for Liam Lynch at Errick Road Elementary School in North Tonawanda Thursday. It is just one way people are showing their support for the brave young man. …
When Josephine Michaluk was 22, she was roped into donating blood with her older sister. “I decided I would join her and that was the beginning,” she recalled to Guinness World Records. Michaluk has been donating blood for nearly six decades – and now, the Canadian resident has broken the …
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. …
Every two seconds someone receives a blood transfusion in the United States, according to OneBlood. The WEAR Cares annual St. Patrick’s Day Blood Drive helps save people’s lives — like what happened to two-month-old Valley Jo Bryan. Valley Jo’s family found out she had a brain tumor in February. Before …
Every other Wednesday, you can find Mike Adams sitting in the chair at The Blood Center in Metairie, Louisiana. By his own account, Adams is a quiet, unassuming suit salesman at a local mall. Others at the center call him the “Man with the Golden Arm.” After decades of donating …
Information has come to hand that well known local personality, Peter Stenner, has recently made his 70th donation of blood to the Blood Bank. Peter began making this generous donation approximately 25 years ago with the Australian Red Cross in Cobram. At that time, there were several other members of …
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 …