Eighth Annual Indiana Fallen Officers Blood Drive
On July 10, 2001, Sgt. Dan R. Starnes of the Morgan County, IN Sheriff’s Department lost his life as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a line of duty gun battle with a burglary suspect four weeks earlier. To keep his memory alive his surviving spouse, Janice organized the Sgt. Dan R. Starnes Memorial Blood Drive in Morgan County later that year and has organized a blood drive each year since in Dan’s memory. In 2007 she decided to take the blood drive statewide and renamed it the Indiana Fallen Officers Blood Drive. The 2014 drive is underway with donation sites located in nearly every county statewide.
The ISP Versailles District comprises Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland Counties in southeastern Indiana. Listed below are dates, times, and locations for the blood drives within the ISP Versailles District.
Bartholomew-June 26- 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.-Columbus Regional Hospital
Dearborn-June 4- 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.-Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, Agner Hall
Decatur-June 26- 10 a.m.-2 p.m.-First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 209 W. Washington St., Greensburg
Franklin-June 5- 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.-Franklin Co. EMS, 608 E. 7th St., Brookville
Jackson-June 5- Noon to 5 p.m.-Schneck Medical Center
Jefferson-June 5- 12-5 p.m.-Madison Presbyterian Church, 202 Broadway St., Madison
Jennings-June 20- 3-7 p.m.-Miller Chiropractic Office, 209 S. State St., North Vernon
Ripley-June 5- 12:30-6:30 p.m.-ISP Versailles Post, 902 S. Adams St., Versailles
Ohio and Switzerland Counties have merged with Dearborn and Ripley Counties. However residents of these two counties wishing to donate blood are welcome to donate at any of the above locations.
It should be noted that blood donated during this drive is not earmarked specifically for wounded police officers. The blood collected will be held in blood banks across the state and will be used on any person in need of blood or blood products.
Give a little in memory of those who gave all.
Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Versailles District 42-Versailles, IN
902 South Adams Street
Versailles, IN 47042
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-5000
Sergeant Noel Houze
Public Information Office
[email protected]
812-689-8011