PIERRE — It just barely missed the goal but it still broke a record for blood donation during the 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns and Hoses Blood Drive that wrapped up its new four-day run Saturday. With a goal of 515 units, the effort brought in some 510 units…
Abbie Arneson with Vitalant says there was some concern when they had only a few appointments made for later in the week…
Arneson says the impact of the donations of blood collected over the four days is huge for the status of Vitalant’s inventory…
As for the Guns and Hoses part of the drive, the Hoses recovered the traveling trophy and bragging rights from the Guns but by a narrow margin. The Hoses extinguished the Guns 251 to 238.
