25Feb/15

Bakery staff rock onesies at work to raise money for charity – Slough and Windsor Observer

Bakery staff rock onesies at work to raise money for charity
Slough and Windsor Observer
To mark the one year anniversary of friend Diane Sturgeon’s death on Thursday, 26, as well as what would have been her 41st birthday on Saturday (28), staff at Iver Village Bakery have raised money for Transplant Sport UK by wearing onesies all week

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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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