The next American Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Bluffton is Friday, May 7, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Bluffton High School in the New Gymnasium, located at 106 W. College Ave. in Bluffton.
Persons who donate will receive a free t-shirt.
To help increase donation activity during the summer, the Red Cross is bringing back Red Cross Racing for a third season. This online donor rewards program encourages more people to give blood and asks eligible donors to give more often.
Area teachers may now apply for a McDonald's MAC Grant, which offers financial support to help teachers Make Activities Count for their students.
Local McDonald's Owner, Jerry Lewis, is offering this educational initiative to assist area elementary and middle school teachers.
Recognizing that lessons often become more meaningful when demonstrated with hands-on experiences, McDonald's supplements regular classroom curriculum by supporting activities that the school's budget may not allow.
The Bluffton High School class of 1945 will celebrate its 65th reunion on Saturday, July 17.
The event will feature a catered luncheon on the third floor of the Town Hall.
"There are approximately 24 class members who have been notified and we expect a good turnout.All of us are in our 80s, but the memories of things that occurred in 1945 are vivid and fun to recall," said class member Charles A. Triplehorn of Hilliard,
Any boy from grade 3-12 and parent are invited to a shooting and individual skill clinic instructed by Todd Boblitt, head boys' basketball coach at Bluffton High School.
This clinic is free and will be held at Bluffton High School from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 24.
Both son and parent need only bring tennis shoes and athletic pants. The morning will start with individual skill work for both parent and son.
Gina Holsopple is the next performer on the Town Hall Concert Series, sponsored by the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick of the committee.
Holsopple, a singer-songwriter based in central New York, will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 29, in the third floor of the town hall. Admission is by donation.
There is still time to form a team for this year's Bluffton Relay for Life. This year's event is Friday and Saturday, June 26-27 at Saltzman Stadium at Bluffton University.
Persons wanting additional information may contact John Spaeth at 419-326-4364 or Jerry Burkholder at 419-722-1521. Team registration is open until May 6.
