New Sculpture Commemorates the Gift of Life Marathon
by Lafe Low, Red Cross communications volunteer The renowned Rutland Sculpture Trail has a unique new entry. This new sculpture doesn’t commemorate a single famous person. Instead, this sculpture celebrates the 2013 Gift of Life Marathon blood drive, which broke the national record for most units of blood donated in a single day. “2,350 pints of blood in a town of 15,000 people in one day—that record was set thirteen years ago, and we still hold that record,” says Steve Costello, who organized the record-breaking 2013 blood drive and continues to work with the American Red Cross. Steve is also a coordinator of the Rutland Sculpture Trail. “The sculpture trail is kind of an organic creature. How each piece comes to life is really an interesting story,” he says. “And one of the keys is to have a great story behind the sculpture.” There is certainly a powerful story behind the sculpture celebrating the Gift of Life Marathon. Steve and other members of the Rutland community realized the va...
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