Celebrating the power of women in service
By Jennifer Costa, Red Cross communications director Women in Service panel The Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive, New Hampshire largest and longest-running blood drive, is unlike any other drive in our region. And this year, it got a bit more special. Wednesday marked the first "Women in Service Tea." The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton, a woman, 140 years ago and continues to be powered by women today. This tea honored the late Gail Singer's remarkable dedication to her community. Bayla Rich, Gail's daughter "My father and my mother definitely shaped me in terms of giving. My mother passed away when I was four," said Bayla Rich, Gail's daughter, recounting a story from just days before her mother died, helping a rabbi and dear friend who was struggling with a special needs child. "From her hospital bed, she was so sick, but she called and ordered them a television with a video machine. That kind of generosity shaped me." ...
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