Briefs: Red Cross seeks blood and platelets donors
Donors needed to replenish blood supply
The American Red Cross is asking the public to start the season off with a lifesaving blood or platelet donation. Those who give this fall play an important role in keeping the blood supply high enough to help patients counting on blood products for care — especially ahead of the busy holiday season. Book a time to give blood or platelets by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Six blood drives are scheduled in Marion County now through Oct. 14, including one from noon - 6 p.m. Monday at the Marion Tech Health Building, 1467 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion.
Virtual Town Hall on Oct. 4 for upcoming Medicare Open Enrollment
COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Insurance Director Judith L. French and Medicare experts from the department’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program are hosting a free, virtual town hall at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 to help Ohioans on Medicare understand Medicare changes for 2023, how to compare options and select coverage, ways to save money, and protect against fraud. Medicare open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
OSHIIP is the state’s official Medicare educational, plan comparison, and enrollment assistance program. Visit the department’s website, insurance.ohio.gov, to register for the town hall. For those who can’t participate, a listing is available on the department’s website of OSHIIP’s statewide virtual and on-site Medicare Checkup events held through open enrollment and a calendar to schedule individualized virtual Medicare counseling. OSHIIP’s Medicare experts are also available at 800-686-1578 and oshiipmail@insurance.ohio.gov.
Marion church to hold monthly breakfast
Trinity Lutheran Church at 4535 Smeltzer Road will host its monthly community breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Educational Building to the rear of the church. The menu will consist of sausage gravy and biscuits, bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes, Danish, milk, juice and coffee
The cost is a suggested donation of $7.
This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Red Cross seeks donors for six Marion blood drives
