Best friends Marie Forrestal and Lori Talbot hit the road in an old ambulance for a Route 66 adventure with a life-saving mission: raising awareness about America's blood shortage and the urgent need for blood donors. Inspired by their personal experiences with cancer and life-saving blood transfusions, the women launched "Miles of Kindness" to show how one simple act of generosity can make an extraordinary difference in someone else's life.

Listen For:


How two best friends turned an old ambulance into a traveling campaign for blood donation awareness


The personal experiences with cancer and blood transfusions that inspired their "Miles of Kindness" mission


Why the nationwide blood shortage has made encouraging new and younger blood donors so important


How their Route 66 adventure could become a documentary and inspire more people to give blood

To see photos and video from both stories, visit GodUpdates:
https://www.godtube.com/blog/best-friends-route-66-blood-donation-awareness.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/best-friends-become-grandmothers-same-baby.html 

Tags: Route 66 road trip, Miles of Kindness, blood donation awareness, blood donor shortage, best friends making a difference, cancer survivor, life-saving blood donations, acts of kindness, everyday heroes, inspiring friendship

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Best friends Marie Forrestal and Lori Talbot hit the road in an old ambulance for a Route 66 adventure with a life-saving mission: raising awareness about America's blood shortage and the urgent need for blood donors. Inspired by their personal experiences with cancer and life-saving blood transfusions, the women launched "Miles of Kindness" to show how one simple act of generosity can make an extraordinary difference in someone else's life.
Listen For:
<ul>
<li>
How two best friends turned an old ambulance into a traveling campaign for blood donation awareness
</li>
<li>
The personal experiences with cancer and blood transfusions that inspired their "Miles of Kindness" mission
</li>
<li>
Why the nationwide blood shortage has made encouraging new and younger blood donors so important
</li>
<li>
How their Route 66 adventure could become a documentary and inspire more people to give blood
</li>
</ul>
To see photos and video from both stories, visit GodUpdates: <a href="https://www.godtube.com/blog/best-friends-route-66-blood-donation-awareness.html">https://www.godtube.com/blog/best-friends-route-66-blood-donation-awareness.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.godtube.com/blog/best-friends-become-grandmothers-same-baby.html">https://www.godtube.com/blog/best-friends-become-grandmothers-same-baby.html</a>&nbsp;
Tags: Route 66 road trip, Miles of Kindness, blood donation awareness, blood donor shortage, best friends making a difference, cancer survivor, life-saving blood donations, acts of kindness, everyday heroes, inspiring friendship
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Best Friends Drive Route 66 in an Ambulance to Raise Awareness for Blood Donation

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