American Red Cross Blood Drive in Hillsdale

The American Red Cross is always in need of blood donations.  I have become a regular donor at their blood drives at various locations throughout Hillsdale County. The Senior Center plus several local churches take turns hosting the events.

Recently, the blood drive was held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and was sponsored by a local service group–the Exchange Club of Hillsdale County–of which I am a member.  The process is quite simple. Information is reviewed, a questionnaire is taken, blood is given, food/beverages are served, lives are saved.

I am a fast donor. I gave a pint of blood in just over 8 minutes.  Then spent some social time with the helpers who served pizza, cookies, and juice.  Domino’s donated the pizza, Munro House B&B baked some of the cookies, Glei’s Orchard supplied the apple juice, the Exchange Club and other donors provided the conversation.  The whole process took under an hour.  I helped out a worthy cause and spent some time talking to some interesting new people and some old acquaintances.

Mike Venturini
Jonesville Michigan Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper
“Life is good in Jonesville”

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