Community blood drive
Covenant Presbyterian Church will help boost the blood supply during Thanksgiving week by hosting a community blood drive Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 2 to 8 p.m., in the multi-purpose room, 415 North Main St. Everyone who registers to donate will receive the knit Blood Donor Winter Scarf. Make an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 937-461-3220. CONTRIBUTED leased to the customer’s choice of participating charities.
Also, Warren County Community Services and other participants will receive a share of the donation raised by Subaru in their state. Warren County Community Services and Subaru Kings Auto Mall in Mason are also holding a non-perishable food drive for local food pantries as well as a pet food drive for our clients pets.
For more information, call 513-695-2256 or email amyh@ wccsinc.org.
CONTRIBUTED which will continue to fund the hospital’s traffic safety initiative known as Warren County Safe Communities Coalition. The coalition focuses on motor vehicle and traffic safety awareness initiatives. In addition to Atrium Medical Center, coalition members include Warren County law enforcement agencies, local government agencies, Warren County Career Center and Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The Ohio Traffic Safety Office administers funding statewide that it receives from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support the efforts of safety partners. Priority areas that are focused on include seat belt use, impaired driving, motorcycle safety and youth drivers.
Competitive grant proposals are accepted and reviewed by the state traffic safety division. The competitive process solicited proposals from state agencies, nonprofit organizations, colleges, universities, hospitals, political subdivisions and other interested groups within selected Ohio counties and jurisdictions based upon the number of fatal crashes.
For more information about OTSO and statewide efforts to improve safety on Ohio’s roadways, visit http://ohiohighwaysafetyoffice.ohio.gov/index.stm. CONTRIBUTED