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Blood drive at Dowling Catholic honors late alumna
WELL, HAPPENING TODAY, DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IS KEEPING THE MEMORY OF AN ALUM ALIVE THROUGH A BLOOD DRIVE. AVA VASKE GRADUATED IN 2021. NOW, LAST YEAR, SHE LOST HER BATTLE TO CANCER. NOW THE DOWLING COMMUNITY IS HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE IN HER HONOR. THAT’S A GOAL THAT AVA HAD TO PAY IT FORWARD FOR THE BLOOD SHE RECEIVED DURING TREATMENT. SHE WAS A KIND AND GIVING PERSON. AND EVEN WHEN SHE WAS GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENTS, IT WAS HER GOAL TO HOST A BLOOD DRIVE. SO THAT JUST KIND OF SHOWS THE PERSON SHE IS THAT SHE WANTED TO GIVE BACK EVEN WHEN SHE WAS GOING THROUGH SUCH A TOUGH TIME. SO WE’RE REALLY HONORED AND HAPPY TO HOST THIS BLOOD DRIVE IN HER MEMORY TODAY, MORE THAN 680 PEOPLE ALREADY DONATED TODAY. STUDENTS FROM DOWLING LIFE SERVE STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THEY HAVE A TABLE WITH AVIS PICTURES TO SERVE AS
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Blood drive at Dowling Catholic honors late alumna
Updated: 8:47 PM CDT Oct 30, 2023
A blood drive was held at Dowling Catholic High School on Monday in honor of an alumna.Ava Vaske graduated in 2021. In 2022, she died from ovarian cancer.Dowling students, LifeServe staff and community members all worked together to make it happen.”She was a kind and giving person, and even when she was going through cancer treatments, it was her goal to host a blood drive,” Dowling Catholic annual giving manager Ryan Vogt said. “She wanted to give back even when she was going through such a tough time, so we’re really honored and happy to host this blood drive in her memory today.”A table with Ava’s pictures was set up at the drive to serve as a reminder of why people are donating.
A blood drive was held at Dowling Catholic High School on Monday in honor of an alumna.
Ava Vaske graduated in 2021. In 2022, she died from ovarian cancer.
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Dowling students, LifeServe staff and community members all worked together to make it happen.
“She was a kind and giving person, and even when she was going through cancer treatments, it was her goal to host a blood drive,” Dowling Catholic annual giving manager Ryan Vogt said. “She wanted to give back even when she was going through such a tough time, so we’re really honored and happy to host this blood drive in her memory today.”
A table with Ava’s pictures was set up at the drive to serve as a reminder of why people are donating.
