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IB—Friday, January 24,1973 Corona-Norco IndependentrGorona, CA.Fund Blood Bank aids residentsSettlement House seeksCorona-Norco donorsThe Settlement House in Corona, a United Fund Agency, will sponsor a Reserve Fund Blood Bank, announces Mrs. Lorenza Martinez, Settlement House matron. .Chairman of the project is Mrs. William Maddox, who will be assisted by the Rev. Douglas iVan Gessel, pastor of the Church of the Hill in Norco, Reserve Fund chairman for the Norco area.Mrs. Martinez will be available to interpret for Spanish speaking blood donors, shesaid. 'The Settlement House, which now provides food and clothing to families who need emergency aid, will now try to provide the blood needs of the community through its Reserve Fund.The Reserve Fund will operate through the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Corona-Norco area donors will be requested to donate blood at the donor center off the freeway near the Adams exit in Riverside, Mrs. Maddox said. Interested persons may obtain complete details by calling her at the Settlement Houseor Rev. Van Gessel at 737-3172.Mrs. Maddox said that more than 13,000 pints of blood are transfused every day in the United States. Though the demand for blood increases, it is estimated that the annual blood requirements of the nation are provided by less than three per cent of theeligible donor population, she added. Giving blooa is safe anlt;5 safe and easy, she went on to say. An average person has about 10 to 12 pints in his body. A normal donation is a|xut one pint.Medical authorities say that donating a unit of blood quickly stimulates a healthy person’s bone marrow and his blood count is as normal after the donation as before. Under medical supervision, the collection of blood is made by a nurse or technician. The entire process takes less than an hour, Mrs. Maddox explained.Spanish speaking persons in the Corona-Norco area who wiish information concerning the Reserve Fund may call Mrs. Maddox at the Settlement House.DONORS SCREENED—Mrs. William Maddox (right), chairman of the Reserve Fund Blood# * iBank to be sponsored by the Settlement House in Corona, and Mrs. Lorenza,Martinez, Settlement House matron, review donor screeningprocedures with Mrs. Mayola Driscoll at the donor center in Riverside. Mrs. Martinez will serve as interpreter for Spanish speaking donors who give blood through the Settlement Houses%Scouting roundATroop 237 to view planetarium programJunior Girl Scout Troop 237 ismaking arrangements to attend a program, entitled Finding Your Way In the Sky Wednesday in Riverside City College Planetarium.The girls will leave for the college from GeorgeWashington and Parkridge Elementary Schools at 3:45 p.m. MFs. Ernie Bylsma, leader, and parents will accompany the group.Fire stationBrownies from Troon 397 willvisit Corona Fire Station between 3 and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 5Tour set•»A tour of Pizza Palace at Butterfield Stage Square, Corona, will be taken by members of Brownie Troop 515between 3 and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 1. The girls are under theleadership of Mrs. RobertSurack and Mrs. Clint Clark,who will be on hand to takecharge during the tour.HEAVY DUTY 18withWASHERSHE LL NEED BLOOD—Three-year-old Sandy Dapice, who will need blood transfusions when she goes in for open heart surgery inJune, visits the donor center off thefreeway near the Adams exit in Riverside with her mother, Mrs.VJoseph Dapice of Corona (right) and her public health nurse from the Settlement House.HAND WASH” “REGULAR WASH” AGITATORS18-pound capacity Knit fabric cycle on timer Three Agitation/Spin speedselectionsFive-position water saver with Re-select1 »FABRICSOFTENERDISPENSER,TOO!
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Corona Norco Independent
Corona, California, US
Fri, Jan 26, 1973
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