Rotary Blood Drive Exceeds Goal

Today's Rotary Sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive was an outstanding success. Previous local drives have produced 25 to 30 pints. Everyone was a little nervous when the goal for today was set at 50 pints. However with lots of hard work, today's drive exceeded even that, as the people of Windsor and Bertie County responded with 55 pints of blood.

Ned Heckstall, Rotary President, and Hosea Wilson, Blood Drive Program Director, were very impressed and thankful to all who participated. The site for the drive was the Community Center (shown below).





Holland Cayton and Richard Whiteley (shown below) were greeting and signing in the volunteers as the blood drive started.





From the moment the doors opened it was clear that things were going well. Within moments there was a crowd of people waiting to give blood.





The Red Cross sent a great group of people. Pictured below are three of their dedicated workers.




Teresa Tripp



John Aldridge



Joyce Atkinson





Hosea Wilson, Bertie County Tax Manager, was not just program director for the blood drive, he was one of the first to give blood (shown above).




Shannon Smith (shown above) of Dr. Attkisson's Dental Office was one of the many people who gave blood to help out. The Rotary Club thanks all of you for coming out and helping make this such a great success.




As at all blood drives, cookies and orange juice were there for everyone. In addtion eveyone got a T-Shirt, a chance at winning a Jeep and a sticker saying, "Hug me, I gave blood!"

It was a great day.