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KFVS employees donate, annual Heartland Blood Drive begins Thurs.

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012, 12:40pm
KFVS employees donate, annual Heartland Blood Drive begins Thurs.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Employees at KFVS having been giving blood all morning and afternoon at the station on Wednesday.

You can click here for times and locations of our annual KFVS Heartland Blood Drive.

For more blood drives throughout the Heartland in January, you can click here.

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Pink out at Herrin High School

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Monday, January 9th, 1:58 pm
Pink out at Herrin High School

HERRIN, IL (KFVS) - The second annual "Shoot for a Cure" at Herrin High School will be held on February 11th.

Herrin High School's Student government and Student Chamber are hosting the event to raise awareness about cancer in Southern Illinois. The pink out will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Herrin High School Memorial Gymnasium as the boys' basketball team takes on the Murphysboro Red Devils.

A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Williamson County. During the game, there will be a silent auction, concessions, and a half-time ceremony that will honor cancer survivors, current patients, and their families.

Pink t-shirts are available for preorder until January 20th. There will be a few t-shirts available for purchase at the game.

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MS group to meet in Marion

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Monday, January 9th, 11:28 am
MS group to meet in Marion

MARION, IL (KFVS) - The Southern Illinois TALK MS Group will meet on January 9 at 6:00 p.m.

The group will meet at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Conference Room 1.

At the meeting, the National MS Society, Gateway Area Chapter, will kick off the upcoming WALK MS with a guest speaker.

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You can nominate someone in your life for Heartland Heroes

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Saturday, January 7th, 2012, 11:30am
You can nominate someone in your life for Heartland Heroes

(KFVS) - Right here in the Heartland there are many individuals that go "above and beyond" and give so much of themselves.

There are people who you never forget, they touched your life in some way by giving of themselves, they are HEROES…

Because of the positive footprints they leave behind, KFVS wants to present their stories through feature segments which honor those who stand out as our "Heartland  Heroes."

Help us by telling us their stories. We'll select four stories to feature in February.

To submit your Heartland Heroes, you can click here to fill out the form online. You'll have to scroll down to confirm your age first.

You can click here for the official rules.

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Kids & Families invited to Christmas Bird Count

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Thursday, January 5th, 4:39 pm
Kids & Families invited to Christmas Bird Count

MARION, IL (KFVS) - Families from across Southern Illinois are invited to take part in a 100 year old tradition, the Christmas Bird County.

It will take place on Saturday, January 7th. If you'd like to participate, just meet at the Refuge visitor center at 9:00 a.m. Kids will learn how to use binoculars at the binocular boot camp. Binoculars will be loaned out to participants.

After the camp, kids will divide into teams and head out into the field with volunteer experts. They'll count and record all of the species of birds they locate.

Then, everyone will meet back at the visitor center for snacks and hot chocolate. They'll also tally their results.

For more information, contact the Refuge Visitor Center at (618) 998-5933.

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You can reserve tickets now for the Marion Chamber's annual banquet

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012, 3:13pm
You can reserve tickets now for the Marion Chamber's annual banquet

MARION, IL (KFVS) - The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their 91st Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, Jan. 20.

The banquet will be at The Pavilion, 1602 Sioux Drive and will start at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30 per person. To reserve your ticket, you can call the chamber office at 618-997-6311 or click here to register online.

The annual banquet honors award recipients in the areas of Lifetime Achievement, Distinguished Chamber Member, Mayor's Service Award and new to 2012, the Young Professional Leadership Award.

The chamber says the banquet also honors the Business/Industry of the Year and Extra Help, Inc.

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Marion business donates $4,000 to Brehm Preparatory School

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, 6:08pm
Marion business donates $4,000 to Brehm Preparatory School

MARION, IL (KFVS) - Jim's Mobile Offices recently donated $4,000 to Brehm Preparatory School so they can buy a facility generator.

Brehm Preparatory School and Jim’s Mobile Offices teamed up in the fall of this year during the installation of the second administration building on the school’s campus. The installation of the 1,900 square-foot building began in October 2011 and was finished in two weeks. Jim’s Mobile Offices also provided custom remodeling of the building to Brehm’s specifications, building office space and adding a retractable wall, which was finished in three weeks.

Brehm and Jim’s Mobile Offices teamed up about 10 years ago for the installation of a building on the school’s campus, and that building is still in use.

“We hope the school can use the money as it sees fit to further its efforts to provide a quality educational environment for its students,” said Jim Helleny, the owner of Jim’s Mobile Offices.

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