The 2021-22 Leadership Granville class is sponsoring two events as its class project and challenges all previous graduates of the program to participate.
Two blood drives are scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 22 from noon until 4:30 p.m., according to information from Granville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lauren Roberson.
One blood drive will be held in Oxford at the Public Works Building, 127 Penn Ave. The second blood drive will be at Butner Town Hall, 415 Central Ave.
Blood donations have suffered during the pandemic and the Red Cross says the national blood supply is critically low.
To schedule your lifesaving appointment, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and enter sponsor code: Leadership
A second event is collecting essential items to benefit the children at Central Children’s Home and the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford.
There are nine donation locations throughout the county where residents can drop off items now until Feb. 22.
Because of COVID-19 safety protocols, only new, unused items are being collected and include:
- Shampoo and hair conditioner
- Deodorant
- lip balm
- twin size bed linens, comforters and pillows
- socks, shoes, boots, coats, knit caps, gloves
- bicycles
- books
- toys, games, art supplies
- flashlights
- power strips
Following is a list of donation locations:
- Butner Town Hall
- Oxford Town Hall
- Richard H. Thornton Library
- Berea Branch Library
- Stovall Branch Library
- South Granville Branch Library
- T. Owen Electric
- Oxford Parks & Recreation
- Granville County Animal Control