Drakensberg Secondary School (DSS) was abuzz as learners rolled up their sleeves, not for academic work but rather to donate blood. The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) hosted a Scholar Blood Donor Clinic at DSS last Tuesday. Read Full Article
Southern Maine and Midcoast Maine will honor a young child’s cancer battle with a memorial blood drive. Community members are encouraged to come out to donate blood in memory of 4-year-old Bath native Madeline Marzen, who passed away in October 2017 after a brief, aggressive battle with a malignant brain
A valley mother has plans to host a blood drive in hopes of supplying her daughter and other families suffering with a lack of blood donations. Four-year-old Layla O’Bryant suffers from Cerebellar Ataxia. Basically, the antibodies in her bloodstream have been attacking her brain stem. Blood transfusions have helped her
One hundred and 35 people donated blood at a drive hosted by Vitalant and UCHealth on Wednesday morning. Officials say 128 units of blood were gathered from the event, nearly double their expectation. The blood drive was held to support the STEM School Highlands Ranch. Read Full Article
After being diagnosed with neuroblastoma at age 2, J.R. Tell received multiple blood transfusions during his medical treatment. Now 13 and cancer-free for 10 years, the Mattoon Middle School eighth-grader is a big proponent people giving blood to help those in medical need. “J.R. understands the importance and encourages everyone
Nearly 10,000 units of blood have been collected since 2009 in the memory of two sisters, who were victims of the 2008 bomb blasts. Mehak (6) and Diya (3) were killed in Jaipur serial bomb blasts on May 13, 2008. Read Full Article
Throughout Saturday hundreds of community members arrived at Colby High School to donate their blood in memory of Denis Woik. This was the first memorial blood drive for Denis since his passing in 2018. Denis was diagnosed with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer in November of 2017. Shortly after, he began receiving