VALDOSTA —
Kudos to The Mix for hosting a blood drive this week, as holidays are the most difficult times for the Red Cross to recruit donors.
January is National Blood Donor Month and this is the perfect time to become one or continue your pattern of donation. The shortage right now is critical for Type O, particularly O negative and for B negative as well, so if you are an eligible donor, please consider visiting the Red Cross donor center this week.
Blood is always needed for emergencies, from car accidents to treatment for various medical conditions. With a relatively short shelf life, the supply must be replenished continuously in order to have a ready reserve.
In recent years, various large scale catastrophes such as the tornado outbreaks in the Midwest seriously depleted the nation’s supplies and tested the limits of the Red Cross’s ability to respond to natural disasters. But because the organization is well prepared at all times, they had enough on hand to handle the emergencies and blood donors came forward to help the Red Cross through the crisis times.
Not everyone can give blood, as there are limitations for those who have had certain illnesses or who have lived in certain areas of the world, so you if you aren’t sure, you can go online to check the list of critieria. If you can’t donate blood, you can donate time or give monetary donations to assist the Red Cross with their other missions, which include helping families in the event of personal emergencies such as house fires, and in the work they do around the world.
The Mix owners found a unique way to give back to the Red Cross by hosting the blood drive after they were helped following a house fire. If you’ve received blood, or other assistance, perhaps there is a way you can help, too. You never know whose life might be saved through your donation.
American Red Cross Blood Services is located at 2517 Bemiss Road. More information: Call (229) 241-1141.
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Thoughts on graduation
Graduation ceremonies reflect how life marches on. For the students receiving their diplomas and degrees, graduation is a culmination of the majority of their lives’ work.
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To Dr. John Gaston, retiring dean of Valdosta State University’s College of the Arts. For the past 10-plus years, Gaston has worked to build a more interconnected program with various artistic and communications departments working together. Given that you are likely to see one College of the Arts department collaborating with another during events is proof of Gaston’s success.
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On the go this weekend
Take a breath.
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Sharing the roads with motorcycles
With the recent pleasant temperatures and sunny skies, the number of motorcycles on area roads has increased.
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Thank your local law enforcement today
Today, May 15, was designated Peace Officers Memorial Day back in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy was in office.
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Visit musical roots this weekend
Beginning Saturday, May 18, Nashville, Ga., will be hosting a special Smithsonian exhibit, “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.” The exhibit will continue through the end of June and Nashville has done a tremendous job in promoting and planning for the exhibit.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
A few years ago, a television commercial asked, Who first believed in you? Many folks may have instinctively answered by simply saying, Mom.
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THUMBS UP: To mail workers, volunteers and food bank staff for gathering food for the annual Stamp Out Hunger postal food drive today. A plastic bag designated for canned goods and other non-perishable food items should have arrived in your mailbox earlier this week. If you haven’t already, take a few moments to fill the bag with food and hang from your mailbox. If you didn’t receive the special Stamp Out Hunger bag, any plastic bag filled with food will do. This food drive helps feed thousands of South Georgians annually. Valdosta-Lowndes County often donates more food than nearly all other cities and counties in Georgia.
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Celebrating nurses
She is considered the founder of modern nursing so it seems only natural that National Nurses Week would include Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
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Helping the hungry: Mail it in!
Valdosta-Lowndes County continues revealing its generous spirit.
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