About this episode

The episode discusses a nationwide blood shortage, issues in youth sports development in the US, and highlights the United Way of Hancock County's upcoming campaign kickoff.

The bad news: With a dramatic drop in the available blood supply and an even steeper-than-normal dropoff in donations this summer, the American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage... The good news: Fixing it is pretty easy (at 13:02) --- Throwback Thursday: Team USA's Round of 16 exit from the World Cup left many pointing the finger at our youth development program as the reason America lags behind in the global game... But the issues with youth sports in the US run much deeper (at 23:07) --- Community and Business Spotlight: While the rest of us are still in full summer mode, the United Way of Hancock County is already preparing for fall's campaign kickoff (at 40:40)

Topics covered

• blood shortage
• donations
• youth sports
• World Cup
• community initiatives
• United Way

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Red Cross, Team USA, United Way of Hancock County

Places: United States

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