The Art of Donating: Blood Drive in Town Hall's Gallery
Steady stream of donors responsible for more than 30 pints of blood at Monday's drive.
The Belmont Gallery of Art will not be presenting any new works by Belmont artists until the fall. But on Monday, Aug. 8, the third floor space in the Homer Building of the Town Hall complex was open for the art of giving. The American Red Cross held one of its numerous state blood drives in Belmont. Beds, tubes, blood collection bags and sweet snacks filled the room that usually is home to paintings, sculptures and all sorts of media. More than 30 donors came to gallery to spend about an hour to give their health history, a quick physical check up and then spend about 15 minutes to give blood. For Barbara Payne of Oxford Street said she tries to give blood two to three times a year because "it's an easy thing to do." "It only hurts for …
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