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CBS News
29-07-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Maryland man celebrates 100th blood donation: "It's a good feeling"
A Maryland man has donated blood 100 times, saving an estimated 300 lives. Stuart Schmidt Sr., from Anne Arundel County, said he started donating blood 45 years ago when his son Stuart Jr. was born. The younger Stuart needed blood when he was born, prompting the elder to start his life-saving journey. "My son needed blood when he was born, and they were going to charge me a great deal of money," Stuart Schmidt Sr. told WJZ. Back then, donating blood could count as a credit toward the newborn's hospital bill. But now, Schmidt Sr. said donating blood is the "most rewarding thing that I talk about." Schmidt Sr. said it's his lifelong mission to donate blood as often as possible. He learned that each donation could save up to three lives. "It's a good feeling," Schmidt said. "I look forward to giving all the time." Once Schmidt Sr. started working for Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), which hosts multiple Red Cross Blood Drives each year, he made sure to donate as often as he could. "I hate missing a turn," Schmidt Sr. said. Schmidt's children and grandchildren joined him to celebrate the 100-donation milestone. "For him, it was just a way to give back to the community and to help so many more people," Schmidt Jr. said. "They know him here, they're familiar with him, he's kind of like a living legend." Schmidt Sr. has donated 100 pints of blood, that's 12 and a half gallons, which is enough to help up to 300 people, and he doesn't plan on stopping any time soon. He says he hopes this accomplishment inspires others to donate blood. "It's pretty special because I try to lead by example with everything I do for my kids and my grandkids, and it seems to work," Schmidt Sr. said.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What's Happening over the Weekend? May 30 to June 1
Here's what is happening in the North Country over the Weekend… Friday, May 30 Event Where When General Brown Weekend Village of Brownville 8 a.m. Farmers Market Village Park, Park Place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Baby Time at the Library Robert C. McEwen Library 9:30 to 10 a.m. Farmers Market Swan Bay Resort 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Farmers Market 200 Riverside Drive, Carthage 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bilingual Story Time Robert C. McEwen Library 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Lunch at the Bowl Pine Plains Bowling Center 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blood Drives Colton Pierrepont Central School 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Blood Drives Ogdensburg Knights of Columbus 12 to 4 p.m. Blood Drives Belleville Fire Department 1 to 5 p.m. Friday Night Fun Ridge Sports Bar 3 to 9 p.m. Pack Basket Workshops MAC Nature Center 4 to 8 p.m. Let's Move Scavenger Hunt Youth Center 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Summer Starter Can-Am Speedway 5 p.m. Bonfire Night BOSS 5 to 7 p.m. Wild Theater Speaker Series SLC Arts 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. History Happy Hour The Paddock Mansion 6 p.m. CYS Family Color Run Youth Sports 6 to 7:30 p.m. Live Music at the Hill Dry Hill Ski Area 6 to 9 p.m. Play The Strand 7 p.m. Comedian Peter Antoniou Clayton Opera House 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31 Event Where When Yard Sale Dexter/Brownville All Day General Brown Weekend Village of Brownville 8 a.m. Mindful Birding MAC Nature Center 9 a.m. Fishing Derby DEC Demonstration Center ponds 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers Market Ives Park, Main Street 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Farmers Market 175 Black River Pkwy, Watertown 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Farmers Market 130 W. Main St., Sackets Harbor 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Farmers Market Phil Hathaway's Field 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendor Fair Dexter Free Library 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meditation Hike MAC Nature Center 10 a.m. Volleyball Open Play Magrath Sports Complex 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Blood Drives Paynter Senior Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Play Paintball ODR 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pulled Pork Dinner Alexandria Bay Fire Hall 11 a.m. Playful Palettes SLC Arts 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tie Dye Shirts SLC Arts 1 to 3 p.m. Electronic Dance Music Fest Fiachney Drive Business Center 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 1 Event Where When General Brown Weekend Village of Brownville 8 a.m. Coyote Moon Flea Market Coyote Moon Vineyards 10 a.m. Yard Sale 22476 Fisher Rd. Watertown 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers Market Coyote Moon Vineyards 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BBQ Grace Point Church 10:30 a.m. Lewis County Pride Picnic Lewis County Fairgrounds Pavilion 12 to 3 p.m. Children's Story Time MAC Nature Center 1 p.m. Chicken BBQ Brier Hill Volunteer Fire Department 4 p.m. Cape Vincent Summer Music Snug Harbor Restaurant Bar 4 to 7 p.m. Find more North Country Community Events on our Community Calendar Page. Do you have an event you would like posted to the Community Calendar Page? Send us a message: Submit a form. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
