Blood supply boost

Losing 60 pints of blood could kill you six times over. But spreading that loss out over 10 years has not only kept two Cayuga County citizens healthy, it has saved 180 lives.

For this feat of generosity, Livia Falcicchio of Auburn and Stephen Anderson of Locke were recently named Donors of the Decade by the Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the New York/Penn Blood Region. Both donors have given blood six times each year from 1997 to 2007.

Their donations come as the Red Cross suffers from worldwide blood shortages.