Blood Drive

Red Cross blood drive St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 601 Washington Ave. in Hagerstown, will host a Red Cross blood drive Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. Soup and light refreshments will be provided.  Participants can sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org.     Fall bargain sale The Women's Club will hold its annual fall bargain sale Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Gently used clothing, household merchandise, shoes and jewelry will be available for purchase.  The club provides low-cost housing for women in the community and a place for members to enjoy activities.

A blood drive was held Nov. 16 at Paramount Elementary School. It was sponsored by the American Red Cross, Boy Scout Pack/Troop 103 of the Mason-Dixon Council and the Rotary Club of Long Meadows.

A Red Cross blood drive will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 1 to 7 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. The church is at 601 Washington Ave. in Hagerstown. All donors will receive a free Chick-fil-A sandwich coupon. Soup/chili will be provided to donors as well. To register, call the church at 301-733-7550 or go to www.redcrossblood.org . 'The Blind Side' to be shown Oct. 1 The movie “The Blind Side” will be shown Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

Springfield Middle School, 334 Sunset Ave. in Williamsport, will conduct a blood drive Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. in the large gymnasium. The community is invited. The Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross is in need of blood. Fitness fundraiser set at WHS On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon, there will be a Zumbathon at Williamsport High School in the gymnasium to benefit the Samantha Kelly Memorial Fund. The program is a Latin-inspired dance fitness workout.

A recent “Pint Size Heroes” blood drive at Sharpsburg Elementary School resulted in 41 units of donated blood, six more than the goal of 35. School and Red Cross officials were pleased by the effort and the Red Cross will provide a “Pint Size Hero” prize to the students who helped with the blood drive. Sharpsburg Elementary School Principal Ryan Hench was one of seven staff members who donated blood during the Jan. 13 drive. The American Red Cross “Pint Size Heroes” program is a partnership with schools, featuring students recruiting  parents and other adults to participate in blood drives at school.

Cheryl Luger suggested the Greencastle Rescue Hose Co. host a blood drive after she heard Franklin County Commissioner Bob Thomas' story on the radio, she said. Thomas was diagnosed earlier this year with aplasic anemia, a blood disorder that severely lowers his white blood cell count making him very susceptible to infection. Watching dozens of people come to give the blood that Thomas now needs to live overwhelmed him, he said. Many people like Dave and Stacie Wolfe of Greencastle came to donate for the first time because of Thomas' story.

FREDERICK, Md. - The Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Tuesday, Aug. 2, at State Farm Mutual, One State Farm Drive. Call 1-301-620-6182 to schedule an appointment.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - A bloodmobile will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Storer Ballroom of the college center at Shepherd College. There is a national appeal for blood donors since there is less than a day and a half supply available, due to the Labor Day holiday and low collections over the summer. Types O positive and O negative are especially needed. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 105 pounds and have waited eight weeks since their last donation.

An effort to replace the 500 units of blood given to a Charles Town woman over her lifetime already is showing promise that it will succeed, the woman's husband said Wednesday. Lee Snyder, whose wife, Cynthia, died July 6 at the age of 58 after a lifelong battle with Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA), said a blood drive held in her name in mid-November bought in more than 50 units of blood. Cynthia Snyder was diagnosed with the rare disease when she was 6 weeks old. DBA, named for the physicians who described it in 1938, is the failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells.

Wednesday, May 29  - Bethel Assembly of God,    2010 Tavern Road, Martinsburg, W.Va., 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Friday, May 31 -   City Hospital,  Dry Run Road, Martinsburg, W.Va., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Friday, May 31 - Walmart, 800 Foxcroft Ave., Martinsburg, W.Va., noon to 6 p.m.  Monday, June 3 - American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 1131 Conrad Court, Hagerstown, 1 to 7 p.m.  Monday, June 3 - Gold's Gym - Hagerstown, 562...

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