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Community Connections: Focus on local entities and their successes
Crookston Times
If you stop and think about it there are many success stories for Crookston in the last few years, and even in the last year; yes, even during the pandemic. Many local entities stepped up to help the community, its businesses, its residents, and still try to write the story for the organizations they represent.
It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to make things happen especially for nonprofits that may lack staff or proper funding. Late nights, missed family time, what seemed like never-ending lists of things to do. And then the project is complete. The event happens. And it’s all worth it.
Crookston Lions blood drive brings in 87 volunteers
Times Report
Crookston Times
The Crookston community hosted a two-day blood drive with Vitalant on April 12 and 13 at Trinity Lutheran Church which helped collect a total of 89 units of blood products for patients in need.
A total of 87 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 77 individuals were able to donate at the Vitalant blood drive on April 12 and 13.
A total of 11 donors also came forward to donate Power Red Cells (2RBC) which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor.
Vitalant expressed their gratitude to Jeannine Windels, who coordinated the drive, as well as others who assisted the day of the drive: Linda May, Roger Grunman, Joanne Swanson, Fred Parnow, and Duane Anderson.