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Blood drive honors childhood cancer survivor
Bill Ramsey donates blood at the In Honor of the Handley Family Blood Drive held June 1 at Cape High. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
June 10, 2024
Jesse Latham of the Blood Bank of Delmarva checks in donors during the blood drive at Cape High.
Carol Poursaied donates blood with help from blood collection tech Area Haughton.
Greeting donors at the blood drive are (l-r) Ellen Ramsey, Madison Handley and Braxton Handley.
The second In Honor of the Handley Family Blood Drive was held June 1 at Cape Henlopen High School. The event was a success, as the community once again rallied around childhood cancer survivor Madison Handley.
Blood drive coordinator Cathy Ramsey, a friend of the Handley family, organized the blood drive with Girl Scout Troop 701 and Blood Bank of Delmarva Account Manager Ralph Groves. Cathy’s daughter, Ellen Ramsey, and Madison Handley are both members of Girl Scout Troop 701. Organizers booked 51 appointments and brought in a grand total of 57 red cell units. Some donors gave more than one unit in a procedure known as double red cells.
