Bluffton's next America Red Cross blood drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 160 N. Spring St.
How to Donate Blood
To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.
Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.
There are several benefits belonging to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. Getting an "almost free lunch," is one of them.
The chamber, in cooperation with Common Grounds, will hold its first "almost free lunch," at Common Grounds from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 4.
According to Phil Zimmerly of Common Grounds, lunch for chamber members includes a chicken wrap and chips for $2. In addition, the chamber is picking up the tab for all chamber members drinks.
The lunch is also available to non-chamber members at $4.59 (drinks not included.)
The Hepcat Revival Swing Band is the next performer in the Town Hall Concert Series. The performance is at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23, on the third floor.
Admission is by donation. Costumes optional.
Hepcat Revival is a 7-piece swinging, jump blues band playing toe-tapping music reminiscent of a time when cars were as big as Rhode Island and America traveled by rail.
Decked out in the full regalia of the latest fashions of the 1940s, the band should be at home in Bluffton's town hall.
BFR Sports & Fitness is offering all its fitness classes without fees to encourage exercisers to try out group exercise. Both new and current participants are welcome.
Class choices include All Star Workouts on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., YogaFit offered on Friday mornings at BFR and Wednesday nights at the Bluffton Public Library, and water exercise classes offered at Maple Crest Senior Living facility.
Jennica Biery's Cardio Sculpt is offered at 6 p.m. on Thursday nights. The popular, Zumba Dance Fitness class will resume on Monday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m.
Bluffton's CROP Walk is at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 3. The annual event raises funds to support world hunger. This year's walk starts and ends at the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center, 132 N. Main St.
Bluffton residents are encouraged to donate blood Saturday, Sept. 25, from 7 to 11 a.m. at Bluffton Family Recreation.
"Blood and platelets from volunteer donors can be vital to the care and treatment of people with cancer," said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. "You can make such a difference to someone very sick through the simple act of rolling up your sleeve."
