We want to give a super-glorious shout-out to our volunteers Dolly and Phyllis! Based in our Minnesota and Dakotas region, their work as blood program leaders has helped thousands of patients.
“How far back would you like to go?,” said Phyllis when asked about her service that started with going door-to-door to recruit blood donors in the late 1960s.
Dolly began around 30 years ago when a friend asked her to call donors for upcoming drives. “Then I had a neighbor with leukemia who needed a blood transfusion,” she said.
Their efforts are focused on three, 3-day drives held every year in the City of Fergus Falls in west-central Minnesota. These nine drives collect on average more than 500 units of lifesaving blood.
We could not be more grateful for this remarkable volunteer duo or more proud of their 80+ years of combined service. Still going strong: their next drive will be in September.
Thank you, Dolly and Phyllis, for being exceptional humanitarians and supporting the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross.
American Red Cross Minnesota and Dakotas Region 