Blood drive held to remember Lively

There will be a blood drive this Friday, Dec. 16 at the Warren County Administrative Building from noon to 6 p.m. The drive is in memory of Warren County High School student Spencer Lively, who passed away on that day in 2003. For family and friends it is a day to commemorate the spirit of Spencer, who was involved in a variety of humanitarian activities during his life.

His family is working to carry on that tradition.

“We just wanted to do something to help him keep giving back to the world and society the way he always did,” says his mother Cathy Bennett.

Bennett says Spencer was a staunch advocate of donating blood and believed that it doesn’t cost anything, takes only a few minutes and saves lives.

The blood drive is in cooperation with the local Red Cross and organizers ask that those who wish to participate bring identification, such as a driver’s license or Red Cross blood donor card.

To be eligible to donate volunteers must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have not donated whole blood in the past 56 days.

There will be giveaways for all participants.