Blood is a precious commodity with a limited shelf life.  Red Blood cells must be used within 42 days.  Platelets must be used within 5 days.  Plasma can be frozen and used for up to one year.  Please help Community Blood Center to insure that this preciouse commodity is being adequately provided to our local hospital patients.  Donate blood at the upcoming Blood Drive held in Fr. Porter Hall, on Monday, January 16, from 1:00pm - 7:00pm. To make an appointment online to to www.esavealifenow.org and use Sponsor Code stmichael.  You may also contact Tom Ross tomross4335@yahoo.  

Provides support to St. Benedict’s Special Children’s Center in Kansas City, Kansas, through literacy-based theme visits, maintenance visits, and other programs.

Opportunity to help families in need during the holiday season by donating needed items and delivering items.

 

A Little History of Christmas Families, Inc.·

28 years ago Daniel Jacobs "accidentally" started a project to help a few families he ran into while out in the field working customer service for Kansas City Power & Light.  He knew he couldn't do it all alone so he wrote a letter to his friends asking for help.....This year this organization helped 1380 Red Bag children and 50 families.  It's quite a process- there are the Red Bag Ladies (individuals who help interview families and find sponsors) and deserve special thanks, as well as a large corporation (that asked not to be named) that helped with the letters and mailing.  Frontier Bag Company, who created the Red Bags years ago for Daniel and have supported him since, and Frye-Wagner Movers loaned their trucks and drives to the cause. Then come all the individual volunteers who collect the bags as they come in, then those who sort them and hand them out to social workers, teachers, police officers, grandparents, clergy and foster parents. Finally, another batch of volunteers who know the families pick up the bags and store them until Christmas when they are delivered. 

Coordinates activities and shares information regarding Respect Life issues.