GISD super chamber guest speaker
Dr. Sedric Clark will be spotlighting local schools Sept. 12 during Gladewater Chamber of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Business Meeting.
The Gladewater ISD superintendent’s presentation is set for noon that Tuesday in the chamber’s meeting room at 215 N. Main St. Lunch will be catered by Aunt Sandra’s Boudain & More at $10 per person. Reservations are requested at 903-845-5501.
Per the chamber’s Lois Reed, “Don’t miss the chance to join us for updates about Gladewater ISD and to network with other chamber members.”
Blood drive set
Carter BloodCare of Tyler will hold a blood drive at Gilmer Nursing and Rehabilitation, L.P., Friday.
Hours are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, 703 Titus, in Gilmer.
All donors’ names will be included in a drawing for a $20 gift certificate, said Deborah Hall, spokesman for the nursing facility.
In addition, with September being “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” all donors giving to Carter BloodCare during September and October will receive two pairs of socks with “donor” on the sole–a pair of crew socks, and a pair of ankle socks, said Carter spokeswoman Donna Russell.
An ongoing blood shortage means local cancer patients “might not receive the transfusions they need to support them through treatment,” Russell said in a press release. “Even during a shortage, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy need blood.”
Donors during the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month “can make a difference,” she added.
For more information on the Gilmer blood drive, call Hall at 903-843-5529.