The eighth of January was a busier day than usual at Creature Comforts--it was blood donor media day. The Pocono Record sent a reporter and photographer to cover what we feel is one of the most important achievements at our clinic in the last year: our non-profit animal blood bank.

A small crowd of donors, owners, technicians, doctors and photographers filled the living room area of the annex building as the normally quiet procedure was performed. The three donors present this day, Cio (and Charlene Rogers), Wisca (and Rita Breitlauch) and Noga (and Greg Paulin) did exceptionally well with the extra attention, and went about their donations as if nothing special was going on. Our staff was a little nervous at first (we aren't used to being in the spotlight!) but things went smoothly.

The story ran as a Pocono Life front page feature on January 22nd, 2004, and did a great job of getting the word out about the hard work of our staff and dedication of our donors. Without the tremedous efforts of these folks and pets our blood bank would not be as successful as it is today.

To the left you can see Pocono Record photographer Jason Farmer as he takes pictures of Noga (and his owner Greg Paulin) as Kareen Kosman and Lorraine Lennon carefully draw blood.

Dr. Pam Wilmot, Lorraine and Kareen sat down with reporter Helen George after the procedures to discuss the history of the blood blank and how it is helping save the lives of animals at Creature Comforts.

We would like to extend our thanks to the Pocono Record for helping spread the word about our blood bank and our efforts to help make Creature Comforts the most complete clinic for your pet's needs.

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