Council Is Set to Bleed for a Worthy Cause, and Here's How You Can Help

Council is set to bleed for a worthy cause, and here's how you can help

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Blood donations down as demand grows; Louisiana doctor asks public to help out

BATON ROUGE, LA. (Louisiana First) — As blood donations hit record lows and demand continues to rise, The Blood Center is urgently calling on the public to help replenish the supply, especially with the Fourth of July holiday and hurricane season approaching. "Blood can only be made by a person. It's made in our bone marrow," said Dr. Tim Peterson, medical director at The Blood Center. "Unfortunately, we're not able to synthesize it any other wa…

Give me 5 is saving lives

The generosity of the Sunshine Coast community towards MIX FM’s Give Me 5 will reduce the need for blood transfusions for premature babies in the Sunshine Coast University Hospital’s (SCUH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The people of the Sunshine Coast rallied to the cause again this year – the $314,588 raised pushing proceeds past the $8 million mark since the inception of MIX FM’s Give Me 5 25 years ago. The ambassadors for this year’s fundrai…