Red Cross Partners with Dunkin’ Donuts to Promote Blood Donation

A student at Colorado State University Global, Cody Gotchall has a diverse educational background, including a Bachelor of Science Oregon Transfer degree in business from Chemeketa Community College. In addition, Cody Gotchall is actively involved in charitable activities, including donating blood with the American Red Cross.

To get the most out of National Blood Donor Month (January) in 2023, the coffee company Dunkin’ Donuts partnered with the American Red Cross to give free coffee and breakfast sandwiches with blood donations. Each volunteer who donated blood to save others was given access to a free pick-me-up voucher in the month. The goal was to encourage blood donation. Only healthy individuals are allowed to donate blood to the Red Cross.

The American Red Cross processes and tests donated blood for type and infectious diseases. Infection-free blood is centrifuged into platelets, red cells, and plasma. These items are preserved in refrigeration units and distributed to hospitals, where they can help save lives. Blood recipients include people with cancer, victims of accidents, people who are undergoing surgery, and people who have an iron deficiency or anemia.

American Red Cross’ Sound the Alarm Initiative

Sound the Alarm Initiative
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Cody Gotchall is an Oregon student taking online courses in pursuit of earning a transfer degree in business. Cody Gotchall has been a supporter of the American Red Cross through blood donations since 2012.

The American Red Cross recently celebrated the accomplishment of installing more than 120,000 free smoke alarms in dozens of at-risk cities nationwide. More than 29,000 volunteers registered to work with community partners to install the alarms as part of the Red Cross’ Sound the Alarm initiative. The alarms were installed in more than 50,000 households during the months of April and May. Jackie Sturdivant is the owner of one of the homes in which a smoke alarm was installed. She credited the alarm for saving her and her three children following an electrical fire.

The Sound the Alarm initiative is part of the larger Home Fire Campaign, which was launched in 2014 to reduce the number of lives lost as a result of house fires. Since that time, the Red Cross has installed more than 1.7 million smoke alarms in more than 709,000 households and delivered youth preparedness programs to more than 1.3 million children.

Marvel Studios Confirms Doctor Strange Sequel in the Works

 

Doctor Strange
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An online accounting student, Cody Gotchall maintains a keen interest in both business and STEM subjects. In his spare time, Cody Gotchall enjoys watching TV series and movies, especially those starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor most famous for his role in the BBC series Sherlock Holmes and as Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Doctor Strange and Avengers: Infinity War movies. The first Doctor Strange movie debuted in 2016, and proved to be an excellent precursor to the sorcerer supreme’s significant role in the Infinity War. Despite the character being killed off and turned into ashes at the end of Infinity War, Marvel Studies has confirmed that a sequel to Doctor Strange is happening.

Director Scott Derrickson and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill revealed a few plans for Doctor Strange 2 including a new villain, Nightmare, who is the ruler of Dream Dimension. There are also speculations that Baron Mordo will be fighting against Dr. Strange in the sequel. Baron Mordo appeared in the first movie when he helped Dr. Strange train at Kamar-Taj, but left disappointed and betrayed when he found out that The Ancient One was tapping into the dark power of Dormammu in the Dark Dimension.

Former Oregon State University Player Joins Portland Diamond Project

 

Portland Diamond Project
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A former intern at Sahali Health, Cody Gotchall is studying accounting at Chemeketa Community College. Cody Gotchall is a transfer student from Oregon State University and a longtime fan of the school’s baseball team.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has compiled a list of cities that would be considered if the organization expanded from 30 to 32 teams. Portland is on the shortlist, and one of its investors and advisors is former Oregon State University player Darwin Barney.

A 32-year-old native of Portland, Barney was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft. He played in 814 career MLB regular season games before he retired after the 2017 season. The one-time Gold Glove winner finished his career with a .246 batting average to go along with 31 home runs and 201 RBIs.

Barney signed on to the Portland Diamond Project in mid-October and is expected to serve as a baseball consultant alongside Larry D’Amato and fellow former MLB player Dale Murphy. The leadership group is co-owned by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara and includes former Nike vice president Craig Cheek and former Portland Trail Blazers TV announcer Mike Barrett.