25Feb/15

Cyclists to spread light and hope across South Africa in aid of The Sunflower Fund – Media Update

Cyclists to spread light and hope across South Africa in aid of The Sunflower Fund
Media Update
… of leukaemia and other life-threatening blood disorders to assist The Sunflower Fund in growing the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR),” says Cecilia Hiemstra, whose husband, Tak received life-saving stem cells in 2013 from an unrelated

25Feb/15

‘Lifesaver’ has donated 400 pints of blood over 30 years – but can’t give any … – Nottingham Post


Nottingham Post

‘Lifesaver’ has donated 400 pints of blood over 30 years – but can’t give any
Nottingham Post
Grandad Colin Harrison is one of the UK’s top blood donors – having given a staggering 400 life-saving pints. The 64-year-old has been giving blood for 30 years and puts his generosity down to the free tea and biscuits – and conversation with the

25Feb/15

Weather has chilling effect on blood donations – Lockport Union-Sun & Journal


Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Weather has chilling effect on blood donations
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
This winter’s teeth-chattering temperatures have had a chilling effect on blood donations, and the folks at the American Red Cross are hoping potential donors will brave the cold and remember that the need for blood is doesn’t slow down just because of

25Feb/15

Red Wing Man’s Death Touches More Than 60 Lives Via Organ Donation – CBS Local

Red Wing Man’s Death Touches More Than 60 Lives Via Organ Donation
CBS Local
That came in an unexpected way for a Red Wing woman after losing her husband earlier this month. Brad Einck was an organ donor, and what he shared with one person was particularly powerful. “Brad had a very infectious laugh,” his wife Kim Einck said.

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25Feb/15

National: Pol and trans granddaughter; suicide; FBI and Fred Phelps – Windy City Times


Windy City Times

National: Pol and trans granddaughter; suicide; FBI and Fred Phelps
Windy City Times
The license was issued exclusively for Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant, who requested the license in Travis County two days after a local judge ruled in an unrelated estate case that Texas’ gay-marriage ban was unconstitutional. The couple cited

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25Feb/15

TV3 organises blood donation – GhanaWeb

TV3 organises blood donation
GhanaWeb
The fourth edition of TV3’s annual blood donation exercise has taken place in Accra, with about 500 people turning up to voluntarily donate blood. The exercise, organised by TV3 Network Limited, was intended to contribute to the stockpile of blood at