The blood drive that was held on June 16, 2026, met our goal. We had 76 people register, and out of those we collected 49 units of whole blood and 11 Double/Power Red (which counts for 22) for a total of 71 blood products”, which surpassed our goal of69 units, we also collected 16 plasma units, said blood drive chairman Brenda Kaschmitter. “And once again I want to thank our great volunteers, Colleen Sonnen, Mary Lorentz, Judy Forsman, Joyce Lorentz, Kathy Kuther, Linda Arnzen, Sally Rehder, Teresa Uptmor and VFW Post 491” said Kaschmitter.“The volunteer duties include, making lunch for the Vitalant workers, checking in and escorting donors, and offering maple bars, water and juice. We love our volunteers and couldn’t pull this off without their help”. I would also like to thank the 16employees of St. Mary’s Hospital that took the time from their busy day to come in to support the blood drive by donating. I would also like to thank the hospital for encouraging the employees to come down to donate and for purchasing the maple bars that the donors enjoy after giving blood. And last but certainly not least, I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to our first time donor, Andrew Almich, hopefully this will now become a lifetime practice for him! The need for blood donation is constant, and 63% of Americans are eligible to donate blood, but less than 5% actually donate on a regular basis. The next blood drive will be held on August18, 2026; if you would like to make an appointment to give that day please contact Brenda Kaschmitter at 962-2112 or you can schedule by going online at www.vitalant.org. |
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