Lincoln Blood drives sees surge in donations during last year

The American Red Cross comes up to Lincoln every eight weeks to host a blood drive. If you've donated at one of these drives in the last two years, you've likely met Sherry Sidell, Sue Anderson and Ellie Schouten, the trio that coordinates Lincoln's blood drives.

Sidell had previously worked on blood drives in Seattle more than three decades ago.

"This is a little bit different because it's a...