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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2021 | 3A Community News ‘We Care’ campaign ends year with 18 weeks of support for healthcare workers The “We Care” cam- paign, organized by Flor- ence Indivisible, has de- livered kits of snacks, drinks and notes of sup- port and encouragement to healthcare workers at PeaceHealth Peace Har- bor every week since Sept. 1, along with a delivery to the three pharmacies, the mobile vaccination clinic and Nova Health. With the support and donations from the local communi- ty, the campaign was able to provide the delivery of “We Care” kits through the last week of December and now add new deliver- ies beginning in January. “The ‘We Care’ project began when we recognized that healthcare workers were being overwhelmed and working long hours with a rise in COVID cas- es and hospitalizations,” said Beverly Sherrill, Flor- The “We Care” Campaign will shift from providing support to local health- care workers to school staff in 2022. ence Indivisible Group Leader. “The idea to sup- port our healthcare work- ers came about as a way to show health care workers who are working so hard to keep us all alive that we care.” Beginning in January, Let me Showcase your property. Brandy Hall Broker 785 577-3741 Florence Indivisible will transition to once-a- month deliveries, starting with support to the staff at the Siuslaw School Dis- trict. “Our teachers and school staff have also been under additional stress during the pandemic, so we want to offer them our thanks and our special caring kits. We will con- tinue to support health- care workers, educators and our caring commu- nity because ‘We Care,’” Sherrill added. The “We Care” cam- paign also includes en- couraging getting vacci- nated, practicing social distancing, and wearing a mask in addition to show- ing support with “thank you” gifts from the com- munity. Donations have come from individuals as well as support from the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and Silver Lin- ing Boutique. Donations of wrapped snack items, drinks and notes of en- couragement for the “We Care” kits will be accepted at Silver Lining Boutique at 2217 Highway 101 and BeauxArts Fine Art Ma- terials & Gallery, 2285 Highway 101 Suite H. This initiative has grown statewide to include “We Care” projects in Med- ford, Ashland, The Dalles, Hood River, Seaside, As- toria and Portland. More information and a tool kit is available from the Consolidated Oregon In- divisible Network (COIN) which includes Florence Indivisible and 50 other Indivisible groups in Ore- gon — all local organiza- tions that promote grass- roots activism through organizing and taking action for advocacy and electoral work. For more information, contact Sherrill at floren- ceindivisible@gmail.com and 541-980-3090. LCPH, Bloodworks NW ask for donations due to historic low supply 87846 River View Ave – Investment opportunity or coastal get-away. This 2 bdrm bungalow-style home would be a perfect vacation retreat or rent- al opportunity. Right in the heart of downtown Mapleton and only 15 minutes from Florence and the Dunes. $179,000. #3255-21181213 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 Due to what has been identified as a histor- ic and dangerously low supply of blood in Lane County, Bloodworks NW and Lane County Public Health (LCPH) are part- nering in asking the many communities across Lane County to come together and give blood. “A low supply of avail- able blood is truly a de- stabilizing factor for com- munity health,” said Lane County Senior Health Of- ficer, Dr. Patrick Luedtke. “Many are not aware that an adequate blood sup- ply is not only necessary to respond to traumat- ic accidents, but is also a life-saving measure for everything from routine surgeries to some types of cancer treatment. Now is the time to help by donat- ing blood.” An area with the pop- ulation of Lane County typically requires nearly 1,000 donors per day to meet demand. Since the beginning of the pandem- ic, the number of donors has been considerably less and the overall blood sup- ply has reached a danger- ously low level as a result. Bloodworks, LCPH, and other community partners are seeking to remedy the shortage by adding 10,000 new blood donors by the end of 2021. First time and frequent blood donors are urged to participate in a state- wide virtual blood drive through Dec. 31. Use the code “Hope” at your ap- pointment check-in to have your donation count- ed towards the drive. There are some basic qualifications to donate— typically you’ll need to be at least 18, at least 110 pounds and in good health. But many oth- er factors, such as travel, tattoos, and vaccinations which people think might disqualify them, aren’t true. Information about who can donate and where, is available at www.blood- worksnw.org. Appointments and masks required. In accor- dance with current social distancing guidelines, no walk-ins, guests, or peo- ple under age 16 are per- mitted onsite. The timing of this ask also coincides with Or- egon and Washington Blood Donor Day. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee rec- ognized Dec. 18 as a day to honor the donors who stepped up in record numbers before and after the 2017 Amtrack derail- ment. The community can take part by donating at local Bloodworks donor centers or pop-up blood drives across the region in recognition of the vital role local donors play in emergency readiness. “It is our hope that we will be able to engage our community to both un- derstand the importance of blood donation in com- munity readiness and to recognize and celebrate the incredible efforts of emergency management professionals,” said Blood- works President and CEO Curt Bailey. “Hospitals need donors to donate throughout the winter season — and to make it a lifesaving habit!” Find appointments and information at Blood- worksNW.org or 800-398- 7888. Bloodworks Northwest is backed by 75 years of Northwest history and 250,000 donors. It is local, nonprofit, independent, volunteer-supported and community-based. A recognized lead- er in transfusion medi- cine, Bloodworks serves patients at hospitals in Washington, Oregon and Alaska — partnering closely with local hospi- tals to deliver the highest level of patient care. Com- prehensive services in- clude blood components, complex cross-matching, specialized lab services for organ transplants, and collection of cord blood stem cells for cancer treat- ment. Bloodworks Research Institute performs lead- ing-edge research in blood biology, transfusion medicine, blood storage and treatment of blood disorders. Patients with traumatic injuries, under- going surgeries or organ transplantation, or receiv- ing treatment for cancer and blood disorders all depend on our services, expertise, laboratories and research. Blood donation ap- pointments can be sched- uled at bloodworksnw. org. 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