CAMBRIA, IL (KFVS) - Cambria Christian Church will be hosting a special service of music and missions on Sunday, March 17.

The event will feature Don W. Todd, founder and president of Memphis Inner City Outreach in Memphis, Tenn.

It will start at 9:45 a.m. during Sunday School and continuing into the Church Service at 10:45 a.m.

MICO was established in 1989 with a primary focus on the homeless and prisons in inner city Memphis. The Memphis Inner City Church, known as "The Church Where Anyone Can Go," was established in 1990, and was a party of the ministry for the next 16 years.

Currently, Todd is traveling two weekends a month, presenting concerts in churches in area states in order to raise funds for the Haiti Medical Clinic. Over 1,500 people per month receive medical treatment through his funds.

The church says a love offering will be accepted at the end of the service.

(KFVS) - During Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross invites everyone to support their communities by giving blood or platelets, volunteering, taking a class or making a financial donation.

Those involved enable the Red Cross to continue to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Like the emergency room of a hospital, the Red Cross must be prepared to respond to patient needs around the clock. With the generous support of blood donors, the Red Cross can help ensure all patients have the blood products they need, no matter when or where.

Patients of all types regularly need transfusions. A hospital served by the Red Cross recently ordered 50 units of red blood cells and 50 units of plasma for a patient undergoing a liver transplant. Thanks to dedicated Red Cross donors, blood products were readily available for this patient and many others.

(KFVS) - The American Red Cross says the severe winter weather last week forced the cancellation of around 20 American Red Cross blood drives, resulting in a shortfall of more than 1,200 blood and platelet donations through the region.

Now that the storm has passed, eligible donors are encouraged to donate to help offset the current shortfall and ensure a stable supply.

“While inclement winter weather can hinder blood and platelet donations, patients’ needs for these lifesaving blood products is constant.” said Scott Caswell, CEO of the Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region. “Now that the severe weather has subsided, we encourage eligible donors to give and help ensure patients’ needs continue to be met.”

According to the Red Cross, all blood types are needed, especially types O negative, A negative and B negative. Platelets are also in great need as they have a shelf life of just five days and must be replenished regularly.