This is a great way to help the Rayburn family as well as the community. Replacement blood drives help restore the blood inventory.

They tell their stories, and without positive stories, it's hard to convince people how important blood donation is. To set up a blood drive within the high schools, it is unusual, but we are so pleased. The high school program is lifeline of the future of Medic. Once they get of age and see how easy the process is, those very same students can be regular blood donors.

I vowed to do everything in my power to help my family and community return to its feet.

The community has really come together to help our family with gifts and donations for Ethan.

So often they made her think of the phrase “Blood is thicker than water,” because at times blood was the only bond they shared and she had to remind herself they were family, because at times it was unbelievable they were even related. She loved them, but she hadn’t chosen them.

We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge.