The American Red Cross returned to Lawrence Friday in another plea for that precious item only people can give. That item is a small amount of blood.

Seems that 47 people responded to the plea. Two people were deferred for medical reasons. The Red Cross reported that 40 units of whole blood were recorded and five donors received special attention and their donations counted twice in the Red Cross tabulations for a total of 50 units credited to the visit.

Historically the Red Cross give recognition to those donors who achieve a gallon mile stone. At this visit, there were six people who met a gallon mark of some kind. They were: Rich Faimon 14 gallons; Judy Menke 11 gallons; Ralph Williams 7 gallons; Jolene Mazour 5 gallons; Barb Janda 4 gallons; and Megan Hubl 1 gallon.

The remainder of the donors are: Robert Kotinek, Larry Faimon, Aimee Ostdiek, Lisa Faimon, Lyle Kohmetscher, Joan Schiermeyer, David Kohmetscher, Brooke Mazour, Linda Ostdiek, Walter Buescher, Karen Faimon, Don Kohmetscher, Joe Theer, LaMar Van Boening, Marilyn Svoboda.

Michael Buescher, Marlene Hubl, Duane Brockman, Janice Pavelka, Lucinda Hubl, Brenda Janda, Robert Menke, Victoria Kucera, Lornell Theer, David Kathman, Don Faimon, Carrell Anderson, Phillip Kucera, Randall Ostdiek, Kristen Janda, Mary Kathman.

Darrell Hubl, Charles Carpenter, Jerry Karmazin, Philip Mazour, Linda Montgomery, Bernard Menke, Petty Faimon, Dawn Theer, Brett Karmazin, Doug Hubl.