Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Southpoint Sun - 3
Recent snowstorm affects blood donations LEAMINGTON — A blood donor clinic slated for Leamington on Wednesday, February 2 has taken on a more urgent circumstance as many blood donation events across the province last week were cancelled due to a snowstorm. The snowstorm — which dumped many inches of snow on communities from London to Ottawa on Monday, January 17 — made travel and movement nearly impossible in those com-
munities. “Due to last Monday’s winter weather, many blood donor events across Ontario were cancelled,” said Marisa Gatfield, Territory Manager for Canadian Blood Services. “This resulted in the loss of hundreds of units of blood.” The need for blood is always there, but the storm affected the anticipated total in donations across the province. Gatfield hopes that the clinic coming up in Leam-
ington can help replenish the blood supplies. The Leamington clinic will be held at the Lebanese Club on Wednesday, February 2 from 1 pm to 7 pm. Donations are by appointment only due to COVID restrictions. You can book an appointment to donate by visiting blood.ca or by calling 1-888-236-6283. About 50 appointments remain open for the Leamington event.
Children’s Aid makes appeal for donations
THAT’S SNOW FUN!
KINGSVILLE — Sunday’s snow provided the perfect setting for sledders to enjoy some downhill action at Lakeside Park in Kingsville. Here, friends Avery, left and Juliana, take a bumpy ride down one of the hills in the park. SUN photo
WINDSOR-ESSEX — The Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation is reaching out to the community at large to help them help local families to make ends meet. The Embracing Families Fund helps eliminate challenges for families so they can strengthen relationships amongst themselves, resulting in the home becoming a safe, enriching environment for the children who live in it. There is little or no government funding or other sources of support for the assistance that families need. The fund will help out in many instances, including scenarios such as a grandparent, living alone on a fixed income, who takes their grandchild into their home temporarily while the child’s parents work to build their relationship
with their child. The grandparent has no resources to cover the cost of a bed and related furniture for the child. Equally, if an aunt and uncle offer to open up their home to their niece and nephew while their mother works on addressing her personal shortcomings. There is no funding to continue gymnastics and hockey lessons for them. Or perhaps a single parent is keeping it together on a part-time job while taking college courses at night to eventually improve their home environment. Their refrigerator breaks down. There is no remaining income to fix it. If you’d like to make a donation to the fund, you can do so by visiting www. wecaf.on.ca and making a gift to the John & Sophia Chisholm Embracing Families Fund.
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