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🌱 How a $710,000 gift will upgrade Murray’s Red Cross blood lab

Murray, Utah Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Murray! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $710,000 gift will upgrade Murray’s Red Cross blood lab

Also on today's calendar: Root Cellaring the Harvest and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 61.
  • Monday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Church of Jesus Christ donates over $7 million to American Red Cross (deseret.com) — A major donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will send $710,000 directly to improving and expanding the American Red Cross blood laboratory in Murray boosting local capacity for lifesaving blood services. The gift is part of more than $7 million supporting blood collection, sickle cell initiatives, and emergency response vehicles, strengthening disaster and medical support across Utah and beyond.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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South Salt Lake

  • Three federally indicted after allegedly robbing credit union with fake bomb made with fireworks and duct tape (abc4.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Murray

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Murray

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.