Five first time donors among 57 at blood drive

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Shawna Davis (left) and Nicole Shepard teamed up to win the first Washunga 2026 button. The second button was located by Hailey Crippen (left in photo #2) and Truu Davis. Many searchers scoured the Riverwalk area without locating the button, which were tucked into the limestone. Washunga 2026 button finders each won a prize package consisting of two Washunga Days Saturday night concert wristbands and two official 2026 Washunga Days T-shirts.

The Morris County Hospital Auxiliary hosted its Blood Drive on Monday, June 8.

Fifty-seven (57) donors participated in the MCHA Blood Drive, which enabled the staff of the Community Blood Center of Kansas City to collect 53 units of blood, representing over 100 lives potentially being saved!

The following is a list of the donors, including 5 first-time donors: Kara Acosta, Gary Allen (2RBC), Dennis Allison (1st), Linda Anderson, Duane Andres, Marita Bachura, Merry Barker, James Barnes, Janice Beck , Faynola Bettles, Cian Bullock (2RBC), Q. Dennis Camp, Nancy Carroll, Linda Cosgrove, Carolyn Culp, Harmony Egbert, Mary Ellerman, Ray Ellerman (2RBC), James Fetters, Preston Fox, Debra Fulton (1st), Gerald Furman, Carol Glotz- bach, Garrett Gordon (plasma), Jean Goslin, Rebecca Griffith, Ron Grimmett, Jason Harris, Dale Heideman, Deborah Heideman, Lindsey Hickman, Jana Johnson, Larry Johnson, Stephanie Laudemann, Debra Lemmon, Justin Loomis (1st), Butch MacIntyre (1st), Gena Mantz (2RBC), Brad Martin, Robert McGee, Norma McGinnes, Oscar Ochoa (2RBC), Rita Oliver, Patricia Schneider, Donna Smith, Carl Smitheran, Stacey Stewart, Katherine Taylor, Stephen Taylor, Carol Tiffany, Theresa Van Ackeren, Patricia Villalobos, Rodney Whitaker, Nathan Whitcomb, Elle White (1st), Mary Wylie and Lillian Zeigler.

The next MCH Auxiliary Blood Drive is scheduled to be held at the Council Grove Christian Church from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, August 10.

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