The Daily Jeffersonian
The Cambridge Area YMCA, 1301, Clairmont Ave., is holding a community open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 31.
The Y has also announced a new slogan: It s more than just fun and games at the Y.
The Cambridge YMCA has made several renovations, the biggest being the connector building that has connected the two buildings into one. The connector was completed at the end of 2019 and then the YMCA shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, meaning there has been little use since the completion of the renovations.
Ping pong tables and other games have been put out and the facility is ready to go again.
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Local News Briefs: Give blood in honor of Black History Month
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Give blood in honor of Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month this February, the Red Cross encourages eligible donors, and especially those who have recovered from COVID-19, to give blood to honor the legacies of African Americans like Dr. Charles Drew and Dr. Jerome Holland.
Blood donation appointments can be made by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS
Upcoming donation opportunities:
Feb. 16, 1 to 6 p.m., Center United Methodist Church, 11026 State Route 22
Feb. 20, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Cambridge Area YMCA Family Center, 1301 Clairmont Ave., Cambridge
Red Cross encourages people to donate blood, convalescent plasma
The American Red Cross is in urgent need of Type O blood.
According to Brian Williams, donor recruitment account representative of the Central Ohio American Red Cross Blood Services, urgent need means that the supply of Type O blood is not where they need it to be for meeting the orders of hospitals.
Williams said that January, even pre-pandemic and even more so during the pandemic, is a rough month for the agency for blood collection.
Now that the schools are not participating as much as they had prior to the pandemic the agency is hurting a bit more when it comes to low blood collection.