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Blood drive collects 217 units
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MONROE - The American Red Cross bloodmobile held Monday, August 25, at the Monroe United Methodist Church received 217 productive units, falling just short of the goal of 220 units.

Schwan's partnered with the Red Cross for a fundraising event. Each donor received an ice cream treat and their name was entered in a drawing for $100 or $200. Schwan's donated 10 percent of their sales at the bloodmobile site to the Red Cross.

First time donors were Kevin Becker, Gene Rufer, Katrina Nass, Brenda Patterson, Edward Bader, Natasha Morgan, Ronald Disch, Barbara Bulanda, Kathryn Dickson, Ada Albright, Jasmine Solofra, Debra Rufi, Lindsey Kari-Pfeifer, Helen Johnson, Tiffany Swanston and Denise Norton.

Donors reaching specific gallon marks were: Herman A. Huber, 1 gallon; Carole Morgan, 2 gallons; Lynn Lokken, Dan Jacobson, 4 gallons; Ancil Norland, 7 gallons; Daniel Miller, David Schmid, 8 gallons; Marcy Hunt, Steve Rackow, 9 gallons; Ron Thompson, Joseph Klessinger, 11 gallons; Fred M. Giese, 12 gallons; Jim Roidt, 16 gallons; Leland G. Hartwig, 17 gallons; Kathy Kuebli, 20 gallons; Gene Findlay, 22 gallons; and Arthur Whipple, 25 gallons.

Donors were: Marvin Ingwell, Natasha Morgan, Kasey Chrostowski, George Mau, Taisha Ruegsegger, John Pfingsten, June Kelly, David Kuebli, Marcia Hunt, Dan Miller, Chris Sachs, Walter Bauman, Jason Thomas, Donald Best, Loretta Brummel, Fred Giese, Wayne Block, Herbert Demanouske, Mary Bruce, Kori Kruser, Nancy Deets, Lilas Swank, John baker, David Hurlbert, Debra Hurlbert, Harvey Goepfert, Shirley Wiegel, Kevin Becker, Clement Vita, Dianna Oostdik, Glen Spring, Yvonne DeVoe, Terry Hughes, Heidi Robertson, Dorothy Nusbaum, Carole Morgan, Thomas Morgan, Heather Teasdale, Marcia Davis, LaVern Isely, Jerry Gutzmer, Gary Hessel, Gene Rufer, Laura Hughes, Tommy Farris, Ronald Disch, Jeffrey Hardel, Tracey Schurch, Greg Gogin, Daniel Johnson, Linda Nack, Karen Isely, Thomas Sigafus, Matthew Jenson, Julie Sachs, Gregory Holcomb, Lisa Bergum, Melinda North, Nolan Solberger, Ruth Zimmick, Ellen Hossman, Ancil Norland, Lynn Lokken, Barbara Inman, John Inman, Gary Guralski, Barbara Bulanda, Nancy Beutel, Art Whipple, Sandra Kaempfer, Larry Voegeli, Karen Pfeuti, Vance Hartwig, Kathy Kuebli, Karen Cessna, Robin Lyle, Kenneth Chapin, James Dahmen.

And James Bauman, Carol Nass, Katrina Nass, Dennis Goldenman, Randall Iverson, Ruth Wells, Herbert Wilson, Ruth Bergemann, Dale Saxer, Dawn Wolfe, Daniel Stoudt, Jerry Nethery, Robert Wyssman, Joan Schmid, William Schmid, Hedwig Wuethrich, Kristen Bechtolt, Audry Abraham, Sam Conway, Carol Prain, Rex McHardie, Paul Laube, Lori Plenge, Carol Ethridge, Duane Rackow, Judith Huber, Herman Huber, Ronald Gavigan, Jannette Fulbright, Walter Frauchiger, Mary Pacek, Steven Pink, Christine Galloway, Shirley Zumkehr, Frances Rufi, Heidi Moelling, Jon Moelling, Jay Moelling, Kristine Dalton, Joan Miller, Lawrence Cadman, Brenda Patterson, Nancy Edmunds, David Renken, Gene Findlay, Kari Fernstaedt, Peter Figi, Steven Moon, Harvey Bauman, Mike Hale, Gwendolyn Penniston, Russell Berg, Kathryn Dickson, Milo Christensen, Ron Thompson, Patricia Hamilton, James Stietz, Karen Rackow, Carrie Schwartz, Teresa Nafzger, Ada Albright, Dorothy Wells, Lynn Eaton, Lynn Witt, Edward Bader, Nathan Botteron, JoAnn Beutel, Toni Gibson, Kevin Winkler, Aleta Joy Rohde, Jody Ingebritsen, Mary Kay Zemlicka, Steven Gobeli, JT Leopold, Jasmine Solofra, AnnaLisa Carlino, Kristy McNett, Curtis Nafzger.

Also, James Fillhouer, Ryan Schutte, Robert Kupersmith, Donald Brandt, Louis Scherer, Daniel Behring, Peter Buholzer, David Schmid, Daryl Miller, Bradley Pehl, Brian Frazier, Lynn Zimmerman, Jennifer Scace, Paul Moser, Bernard Rivers, Steven Rackow, Karen Campbell, Catherine Seffrood, Laura Holverson, Christian Holverson, Joseph Klessinger, Curtis Zentner, David Belke, Ben Johnson, Cinda Lou Field, Carolyn Williams, Bernie Schulz, Elizabeth Klein, Margaret Frint, Leland Hartwig, Debra Rufi, Alvin Tschudy, Heather Larson, Terri Ingwell, Kathleen Lobeck, Sheila Bennett, Matthew Anfang, Lindsey Kari Pfeifer, Judy Blum, Helen Johnson, Stephen Hammel, Joyce Martin, Colleen Cichon, Corinne Ness, Scott Downs, Nancy Brown, Roberta Kubly, Tiffany Swanston, Jane Lee, Jeremy Wells, Leslie Kruse, Alice Brooks, Timothy Seichter, Sheila Fry, William Deininger, Michael Schwitz, Steven Frazier, Chester Johnson, Nancy Koch, Angela Parr, Andrew Kubly, Denise Norton, Leah Hill, Patricia Rood, Kristine Winkler, Janet Gobeli, Elizabeth Vannatta, Adam Nehotte, Dan Jacobson, James Roidt, James Ferris, Vicki Ingwell, Danielle Wahl.

The next bloodmobile in Monroe will be Oct. 27 sponsored by the Monroe Clinic.

The next citywide bloodmobile will be held Jan. 12, 2009 at the Monroe United Methodist Church.