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The Chinook community hosted the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday May 12, 2020. There were 45 presenters with 4 deferrals making our total number of pints donated 41 on a goal of 38. We appreciate all who stopped by to donate. Mariah Kellam joined us for the first time to give blood. Don Ranstrom reached 16 gallons and Rita Surber reached 6 gallons The canteen was hosted by the United Methodist Church Women: Rita Surber, Linda Sharples and Monica Swank. As always, the goodies were enjoyed by all of our donors, volunteers and guests....
The Red Cross Blood Drive is Tuesday May 12th at Wallner Hall in Chinook, 337 Ohio Street from 12:30-6PM. Following is a message from the American Red Cross: “The American Red Cross is so grateful for partners that continue to stand with us throughout the coronavirus pandemic. While we have been able to meet immediate patient needs, your upcoming drive is essential to ensure a stable blood supply in the weeks to come. Donating blood products is essential to community health and the need for blood products is constant. As part of our nation’s cr...
The Chinook Community has been recognized by the American Red Cross as one of its Premier Blood Partners for 2020, a prestigious honor, for its support of the community and national blood supply. Last year the Chinook Community helped the Red Cross collect 274 units of blood as part of its commitment to help save lives of patients facing illnesses and injuries in this community and across the country. We are proud to be a part of the Red Cross mission that helps ensure lifesaving blood is available for patients in need. Every day, volunteer...
The Chinook community hosted the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday January 7, 2020. There were 43 individuals that showed up to donate with 5 deferrals making our total number of pints donated 38 on a goal of 39. We appreciate all who braved the weather to come out and donate. Our next blood drive will be on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 12:30-6:00 at Wallner Hall. You can go online at www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment early. We had two first time donors, Raynee Hasler and...
The Chinook community hosted the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday November 5, 2019. There were 39 individuals that showed up to donate with 4 deferrals making our total number of pints donated 35 on a goal of 41. We appreciate all who braved the weather to come out and donate. Our next blood drive will be on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 from 12:30-6:00 at Wallner Hall. You can go online at www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment early. Jim Warburton and Ede Breitmeier reached their 4 gallon mark with this blood drive. Great...
Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment to donate, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). However, walk-ins are always welcome. There will be walk-in availability throughout the day along with the scheduled appointments. Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds is eligible and encouraged to donate blood Valid identification is required for all blood donations (Red...
The Chinook Blood Drive was held at Wallner Hall on Tuesday September 10th. We had 37 presenting donors with 34 units collected on a goal of 39. A round of applause for all those who attended. We are grateful for each and every one of you who make our success possible. Receiving pins this time were Elmer Zarn who received an 18 gallon pin, Casey Overturf received a 2 gallon pin and Jana Mcpherson-Haur received a 1 gallon pin. Great job!! The canteen was hosted by the ladies of the LDS church...
BLOOD DRIVE Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 in Chinook at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio from 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment to donate, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). However, walk-ins are always welcome. There will be walk-in availability throughout the day along with the scheduled appointments. Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds i...
The letters you see missing here AMERICAN RED CROSS may not seem like a big deal. But the letters A, B and O make up our main blood groups. And for a patient in the hospital needing blood, it’s everything. Only 3 out of 100 people in the U.S. donate blood, yet every two seconds someone needs it. Fewer people are donating blood to help patients. You can change that by joining the Missing Types movement and fill in the missing blood types. By donating blood you’ll help kids battling cancer, accident victims, and patients fighting lif...
The next Red Cross Blood Drive will be Tuesday, January 8th 2019 in Chinook at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please stop by and join the Red Cross in giving your life saving blood. All blood types are urgently needed and each pint of blood given can save up to three lives. Bring a friend or family member to give blood with you. If you are unable to donate or choose not to, there are other ways of giving. Volunteers are always needed, and the time spent volunteering does not need to be a lot, whatever works for you. You can...
Great turnout for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday November 6th. We had 47 donors present on a goal of 40 with only 2 deferrals. Great Job Chinook. We had two first time donors, Kendra McMaster and Sally Halingstad. The canteen was hosted by the St Gabriel’s PCCW those helping out in the kitchen were Patty Hall, Ben Hall, Evelyn Schubert and Ken Schubert. Pastor Jack Mattingly and the United Methodist Church once again provided the site for the drive at Wallner Hall. Donna Murdy and Judy Johnson attended to the check in and welcome t...
The Red Cross is in urgent need of all blood types. Each pint of blood given can save up to three lives. So please, bring yourself, bring a friend, bring a family member, and join the Red Cross in giving of your life saving gift. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30PM and walk in slots will also be available throughout the day. Appointments ti...
Tuesday July 10, 2018 was the Red Cross Blood Drive in memory of Amanda Oehmcke. The drive was held at Wallner Hall. There were 38 donors presenting with 30 viable units collected. The family of Amanda would like to thank all of those who came by to donate in Amanda's memory and they appreciate all of your kind words. There were 3 first time donors: Amanda Stroebe, Cindy Haney and Shellie McMaster. Other donors receiving pins were Don Ranstrom-15 gallons, Nicole McCracken-2 gallons, Jack...
Story Submitted by, By Carla Jenewein Please stop by and join the Red Cross in giving your life saving blood In Memory of Amanda Oehmcke. Each pint of blood given can save up to three lives. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30PM and walk in slots will also be available throughout the day. Appointments begin at 1PM. Any healthy person age 18...
Did you know that for every 1000 persons that can donate, only four do? What about you? Save a life, give blood! Open your heart on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 by donating blood at Wallner Hall in Chinook from 1pm-6pm. Although appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross, walk-ins are always welcome. We start accepting walk-ins at 12:30pm until 1pm and there are walk-in spots available every hour throughout the day. If you would like to make an appointment but have not, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1...
The American Red Cross invites the community to join its lifesaving mission by giving blood this March in celebration of Red Cross Month. Our upcoming blood drive on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Wallner Hall has a collection goal of 48. Think about all of the lives we can touch by signing up to donate. Blood is a vital resource, one which cannot be manufactured. Only people can supply blood, so patients depend on donors like you and me. The Red Cross must collect more than 13,000 blood donations every day for patients in need. When you give...
Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if you have not made an appointment you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-REDCROSS). The Red Cross will begin accepting walk in donors at 12:30PM until 1PM. Walk in slots will also be available each hour throughout the day. Any healthy person age 18 (or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds is eligible and encouraged to donate blood Valid identification is required for all blood donations (driver’s l...
The number of donors presenting and the number of deferrals are presently unknown. However, it is known that a total of 47 units were collected on a goal of 50. There were no first time donors this time around. Ray Reid reached 15 gallons with this last donation and we applaud his dedication to giving blood through the years. Jacob Waldner has donated 12 gallons and Jake Kleinsasser 10 gallons. The canteen was hosted by the National Honor Society and the Business Professionals of America at...
Right now, the American Red Cross continues to have a critical need for blood donations. Every donation matters, as blood is being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in. The Red Cross is encouraging donors to donate as well as encourage those around them to join in donating at this upcoming blood drive. 12:30-1:00 has been set aside for walk-ins and there have been slots set aside for walk-ins throughout the day as well. For appointments, if you don’t have an appointment but would like to make one on the day of the d...
3:30-1:00 has again been set aside for Walk-Ins and the Red Cross has assured me that they will be there and ready to take you at 12:30. Just a reminder, to help cut off about 15 minutes from the entire blood donation process at the donation site, you can use Rapid Pass. However, you must answer the questions the day of your donation. For more information regarding Rapid Pass you may go to www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. So why give blood in Montana? In the United States, every two seconds someone needs blood. In the Montana service area,...
5 donors presented with a total of 47 units collected on a goal of 47 Three first time donors were registered: Brooke Elliot, Theresa O’Neill and Steven J Mulonet. Mark Weber has donated 10 gallons, Jack Davies 7 gallons, Tanis Ross 5 gallons, Art Tomlinson 3 gallons, Rodney Hofeldt 2 gallons, Dan Pratt and Carol Warburton 1 gallon. We are grateful for each and every one your life saving gifts and look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday, September 13th. The canteen was hosted by the Alliance Church and those tending to the goodies were S...