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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1958
Page
16
After World War II the American Legion Auxiliary organized the Big Bend Walking Blood Bank with help from local doctors technicians city officials and the County Commissioners Court. Anyone willing could have blood typed and join theWalking Blood Bank. A permanent central home was planned.
Brewster County Memorial Hospital opened with about 80 names on the blood donation list and now has grown to roughly 300. The program is led by central chairman Mrs. Margaret Francois with support from the Red Cross National Civil Defense Hospital Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. The Big Bend Walking Blood Bank seeks new donors to sustain its humanitarian effort.
The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary marked its first year with open house help, hospital tours, and patient care programs led by Mrs. Barri er. Gifts included a lifter and a library cart with books from Gene Hendryx. Fundraising funded patient gifts while new activities loom including a Children’s Care Group and in-room television access.
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