The American Red Cross of Union County is proud to announce the addition of an Instructor Training Class to its list of available courses. The Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED Instructor class is a fun, three day session, where interested individuals will learn how to become First Aid, CPR, and AED instructors, gaining […]

Congratulations to Maren Bilby for winning the Union County Public Schools Spelling Bee. She will now represent Union County at the regional spelling bee on Feb. 11 at ImaginOn in Charlotte. this is the first time in 12 years that an elementary school student has won the UCPS Spelling Bee. Other winners have been middle […]

Two weeks into the New Year, the American Red Cross faces a severe shortage of several blood types. We typically see a drastic decline in blood donations at the end of the year, which causes a serious blood shortage at the beginning of January. Locally, supplies of type O negative, B negative and A negative […]

For the last 37 years, January has been set aside as the time of year to honor volunteer blood donors. During National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross would like to thank everyone who gives blood and helps patients in about 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.
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Another Free Mammogram Day will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2008, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. This is part of the continuing outreach to women in Union County who qualify (who are uninsured or under-insured). If you (or someone you know) are interested, you MUST call 704-225-2577 to get an appointment.

Hospice of Union County will be holding its’ annual day camp for kids, Camp Whittle, on Saturday, March 1 at the Main Campus in Monroe from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.  Activities for the day focus on promoting healthy grief patterns and facilitating the healing process.  Children who are grieving need a safe place to express […]