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Caring for Community

GCEC Hosts Successful Blood Drive, Collects 27 Units

DeCody Brad Marble, president of the Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution Panama City Chapter, greets guests at The Wall That Heals in Panama City. Photo courtesy of Wes Morgan

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative’s (GCEC) heart beats for its community, evidenced by its recent blood drive with OneBlood. Held at GCEC’s Southport and Wewahitchka offices, the event brought in 27 units of blood: 10 in Southport and 17 in Wewahitchka.

According to OneBlood, each donation can potentially save up to 3 lives. The drive’s success highlights GCEC’s ongoing mission of neighbors helping neighbors. Blood donations are vital year-round, but they take on added significance during the holiday season when donation levels sometimes drop.

By partnering with OneBlood, GCEC provides an easy way for community members to give back and help those in need. If you were unable to donate in December, mark your calendar for May 20, when OneBlood and GCEC host another drive. Until then, GCEC expresses its sincere appreciation to everyone who helped make this blood drive a life-saving success.

GCEC Helps Bring The Wall That Heals to Bay County

A donor gets his blood drawn by a OneBlood team member during a recent blood drive in Wewahitchka.

In November, GCEC sponsored The Wall That Heals, a traveling, 3/4-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Hosted by the Bay County Veterans Council at Callaway Recreational Complex, the free exhibit was 375 feet long and stood 7-and-a-half feet at its highest point. It honored 58,281 service members who died during the Vietnam War, including 23 from Bay County and 6 from Gulf County. Among those inscribed was Clifford Chester Sims, a Medal of Honor recipient from Port St. Joe, and namesake for the state veterans nursing home in Callaway.

The exhibit was open around the clock from Nov. 14 until its closing November 17. School tours gave students a guided look at the mobile education center before they viewed the memorial. Pop-up tours, which don’t require registration, were also available, making it easier for individuals and families to learn about the war’s history and its local impact.

By sponsoring this tribute, GCEC joined more than 200 volunteers who helped ensure The Wall That Heals was a meaningful experience for all who attended.