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Bob Barker donates $2 million to Semper Fi Fund
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former TV game show host Bob Barker is donating $2 million to a charity that helps injured members of the military and their families. The former host of "The Price is Right" will donate to the Semper Fi Fund, which assists...Tags: Bob Barker, Game Shows (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Television, World War II (1939-1945)
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Smoke alarm alerts Elkhart family to apartment fire
A family of six escaped their apartment early Thursday morning after a smoke alarm sounded.
Elkhart firefighters were called to Lexington Square Apartments, 2303 W. Lexington Ave., at 12:58 a.m.
Volunteers from the American Red Cross-Elkhart County...Tags: American Red Cross, Social Issues
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Fire destroys mobile home in Goshen
Roommates lost their mobile home to fire early Friday morning, but were able to escape without injury. Firefighters were called to Winchester Trails at 4:15 a.m.
Frank Connolly, American Red Cross-Elkhart County Chapter spokesman, said the agency is...Tags: American Red Cross, House Building, Social Issues
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Local blood centers manage the market
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Saving lives is a competitive business. One unit of blood can save up to three lives, but blood donation centers worry about supply and demand like any other marketer. Kay Clark-Cox, manager of blood donor recruitment at the South Bend...Tags: Medical Services, Hospitals and Clinics, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Ohio, Health
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WWII-era letter from Ala. gets delivered in Calif.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A World War II-era letter addressed to a woman at a Red Cross hospital in California has been delivered nearly 70 years after its postmark in Alabama, but the mystery of the message remains. The letter is addressed to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, California, American Red Cross, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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South Bend still digging out
SOUTH BEND — School is expected to be back in session Tuesday for the South Bend Community School Corporation after the massive weekend snow forced classes to be cancelled on Monday. For kids like Valeria Juarez, the day off was spent sledding on a...Tags: South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Social Issues, Indiana
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South Bend apartment fire displaces family
SOUTH BEND — At least one family — and likely two families — were displaced after a fire this afternoon in the Monroe Park Apartments, a large complex on the city’s near southeast side.
Kisha Underwood said she was downstairs...Tags: American Red Cross, Social Issues
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Michiana urgently needs type O-negative blood
Recent snowstorms forced cancellations of multiple blood drives in the American Red Cross’ Indiana-Michigan region. As a result, type O-negative blood supplies have dropped to critical levels.
To replenish the area’s blood supply, an...Tags: American Red Cross, Michigan, Relief and Aid Organizations, Disasters and Accidents, Social Issues
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Dad: Arizona girl's corneas saved vision of 2 kids
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The father of the young girl killed in the Tucson mass shooting tells The Associated Press that his daughter's corneas have saved the vision of two children. John Green said Monday that the Donor Network of Arizona told him...Tags: Tucson, Human Interest, Arizona, Social Issues
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Rare HIV transmission changed transplant practice
CHICAGO (AP) — The rare transmission of HIV through transplanted organs to four Chicago-area patients made headlines in 2007. A new study says it also caused some U.S. transplant surgeons to limit their use of organs from high-risk donors such...Tags: Minority Groups, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, HIV, Gays and Lesbians
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IUPUI coach to go barefoot at game for charity
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For IUPUI coach Ron Hunter, the game on Saturday is all about the shoes. He's taking his off to help collect more for the world's impoverished children. It's Hunter's fourth annual shoeless home game. He will go barefoot...Tags: Maya Angelou, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Education, Butler Bulldogs
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UPDATE: Three families displaced in South Bend apartment house fire
American Red Cross volunteers and staff are helping three families affected by an apartment house fire early Friday morning in the 600 block of West Colfax Avenue.
The families are being provided with housing, food and clothing, according to John...Tags: American Red Cross, Social Issues
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