Donors urged to come forward to prevent blood shortage

Tanya Marschke
Updated December 13 2016 - 5:20pm, first published 3:31pm
CALL TO DONATE: Jeffrey Nash, who made his 97th blood donation on Tuesday, and cancer survivor Joshua Johansen, who relied on dozens of donations during his treatment, are calling for people to donate. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
CALL TO DONATE: Jeffrey Nash, who made his 97th blood donation on Tuesday, and cancer survivor Joshua Johansen, who relied on dozens of donations during his treatment, are calling for people to donate. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

More than 250 blood donors are needed to come forward in Orange before Christmas to prevent a blood shortage during the holiday season.

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Tanya Marschke

Tanya Marschke

Journalist

I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.

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