Light the Night
BANGOR — Each year AIDS Awareness Month is held during December, a time dedicated to education and raising awareness surrounding the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS.
Monday, Dec. 1 will mark World AIDS Day in which the Down East AIDS Network and the Health Equity Alliance will host “Light the Night, a candlelight vigil dedicated to honoring those who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. During this time family members and friends will light a candle and say a few words in honor of those who have been affected.
The vigil will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the COESPACE, 48 Columbia St. in Bangor, and at 7:30 p.m. at Portside, Kimball Hall, University of Maine Machias.
Both events are free to the public and will feature coffee and dessert.
For information about Light the Night, visit downeastaidsnetowrk.org or call 990- 3626.
Give blood
BANGOR — The first nationwide partnership and Fuel Your Community campaign between the American Red Cross and energy provider Suburban Propane in October helped collect thousands of lifesaving blood and platelet donations for patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals and transfusions centers served by the Red Cross, according to a press release.
Hundreds of Suburban Propane employees rolled up their sleeves to give blood and volunteer at 64 Red Cross blood drives across the country during the October campaign, resulting in more than 1,500 blood donations at those drives, and nearly 600 first-time donors.
Through the Fuel Your Community campaign, Suburban Propane also sponsored an advertising campaign to raise greater awareness for the constant need for blood and platelet donations, and donated a $5,000 Visa gift card for one lucky presenting blood donor to win.
To learn more about blood donation or find a blood donation opportunity, download the Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.
Eligible donors with all blood types, especially O negative, A negative and B negative, are needed to maintain an adequate supply for patients.