Georgia Post 143 Hosts First Community Blood Drive

American legion Post 143 hosted its first annual Community American Red Cross Blood Drive on December 29, 2022. Post 143 Committee Chair Randy Purser, along with members of the post family Dyane Purser, Bill Maddox, AUX VP Wanda Maddox, AUX Pres. Jeanette Henson, and Cmdr. Ronnie Pate were instrumental in setting up the main meeting hall for Red Cross Technicians and donors. They also helped with pre-registration, provided donors with drinks and snacks, and handed out Long Sleeve Red Cross T-Shirts. Additionally, Kevin Shuemake from Temple, GA. was the lucky winner of a bottle of wine donated by Donna and Steve Fuller (SAL Cmdr). A special thanks goes out to the community for supporting this one-day event and donating fourteen pints of blood to the Red Cross. Seventeen persons originally registered and eight of those were members of the post family. Pictured left is Post 143 Cmdr. Ronnie Pate, CCBOC Chair Michelle Morgan and Post 143 Past Senior Vice Cmdr. Randy Purser.