The Lakeville Rotary Club, Crossroads Church, and Memorial Blood Centers are hosting a blood drive on Saturday, January 30 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. This is our first blood drive since our Lakeville Community Drive in August, and we hope you will join us again in this life-saving endeavor. Almost every day we learn another way of how the COVID - 19 virus is impacting our lives either directly or indirectly. For example, many of the large metro area corporations were a great source for hosting blood drives. Today, because of the virus, most of their employees are still working from home and consequently, the scheduled blood drive got cancelled. Area high schools were another great source for blood drives throughout the school year. As you know, those potential donors are now receiving instruction on-line and more blood drives got cancelled. While the supply of donors has dropped significantly, the demand for blood has only dropped a little bit by doctors delaying elective surgeries. Not all surgeries are elective; there are cancer patients, mothers hemorrhaging during childbirth, and victims of car accidents who need blood. Start 2021 in the spirit of giving and become a regular blood donor! Join us on January 30 at Crossroads Church located at Cedar and Dodd in Lakeville. The hours are from 9:00 until 5:00. Masks and social distancing will be required. Help save someone's life. Sign up on-line today by just clicking on the following link: If you prefer to enroll by phone, you can call Mike, 952-500-0862 or Memorial Blood Center, 651-332-7150. Thank you, Mike Cooper Lakeville Rotary |
Importance of the family businesses. Most people don’t realize that 95% of the businesses in the US are family business. Tom discussed The Soul of Family Business, and the role of a common family vision to embody it. The B.O.S.S. was also discussed with the importance of having a reciprocal commitment to each other’s success. There was discussion of the importance of the underutilized gifts of love, gratitude, and forgiveness in creating family unity. Related to this is the importance of legacy and your gifts to the future.