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Buffalo RocketCOMMUNITY NEWS Distributing to North Buffalo, West Side and Riverside • Established in 1969 www.buffalorocket.com Publishers of North Buffalo Rocket, West Side Times & Riverside Times Vol. XLVIII ISSUE No. 27 • Thursday, July 6, 2017 New Location . Summer Hope at the Buffalo City Mission Italian Festival Are you ready for the where you try to sleep, on the hot, hazy days of summer? sidewalk, on the grass, in the For the health and well be- woods, or underneath a via- ing of the homeless, it can be duct, you fear for your safe- as dangerous as our region’s ty. You barely ever sleep,” he long, winter months. In our says. Before coming to the city under Mission, resurgence, Willie a homeless recalls, population “The only still ex- way to ists, even feel clean during the was to go summer. into the Homelessness does not dis- woods with soap when it’s criminate; it affects people of pouring rain and hold a gar- every race, age, and contin- bage bag over your head. ues in every season, 365 days Once it’s filled, pour it over a year. yourself to rinse off.” While most Buffalonians Average water intake plan vacations, family cook- should be ten cups (consist- Italian Festival moves to its new location. outs, swimming, and work to ing of eight fluid ounces) keep cool in the AC, for those per day, but for a homeless This year the Galbani Italian falo. We are extremely grateful street could not provide. We are without shelter from the sun, person, drinking this amount Heritage Festival of Buffalo in- to all businesses and residents looking forward to the addition a reprieve from high tem- is nearly impossible. To hy- augurates its new location at in the area who have been so of: a Car Show featuring both drate themselves, “You find the Buffalo Outer Harbor. We supportive of our efforts. In our Italian and American cars and peratures, and reliable access have celebrated twenty-nine new location we are offered the Ducati motorbikes, the recre- to clean water, summer isn’t an outdoor water spigot at glorious years on Hertel Ave- possibility for growth in many ation of an authentic “Italian a carefree and fun time; it’s a night,” says Willie. With- nue in the heart of North Buf- areas that the confines of a city Continued on page five burden. out access to the appropriate Willie, a current resident amount of clean drinking of the Buffalo City Mission, water, a person experienc- Critical Blood Shortage Prompts knows the streets of Buffalo ing homelessness can be- all too well, especially during come quickly dehydrated, Emergency Call for Donations summer, and shared with us suffer from thirst pains, heat the hardships of his person- stroke, fatigue, irritability, The American Red Cross ed blood drives at places of out to give last summer al experience. “No matter Continued on page five is facing a critical blood work, worship or community than during the rest of the shortage and is issuing an gathering, and this year is no year due in part to schools – emergency call for eligible exception. Overall, the sum- where blood drives are held Hazardous Waste Recycle and where new donors give blood and platelet donors of mer months are among the The City of Buffalo will ous Waste Day, the Depart- – being out of session during all blood types to give now most challenging times of sponsor a House- ment of Public the summer months. and help save lives. Blood the year for blood and plate- hold Hazardous Works will collect To schedule an appointment donations have fallen short of let donations as regular do- Waste Day on every day house- to donate, visit redcross- expectations for the past two nors delay giving while they Saturday, July 8th hold items which blood.org or call 1-800-RED months, resulting in about vacation and participate in from 9:00 am to are no longer in CROSS (1-800-733-2767). 61,000 fewer donations than summer activities. 2:00 pm at BPS use by residents Donation appointments and needed and causing a signif- New donors and those who #69 Houghton and should not be completion of a RapidPass icant draw down of the Red haven’t given in a while are Academy at 1725 thrown away with online health history ques- Cross blood supply. especially encouraged to roll Clinton Street, Buffalo, regular garbage or in curb- tionnaire are encouraged to Blood shortages often wors- up a sleeve and help save New York. side recycling carts. Some help reduce the time it takes en around Independence Day lives. Nearly one-third few- On Household Hazard- Continued on page four due to fewer volunteer-host- er new blood donors came to donate. THURSDAY, JULY 6 FRIDAY,JULY 7 SATURDAY, JULY 8 SUNDAY, JULY 9 MONDAY, JULY 10 TUESDAY, JULY 11 WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Partly Cloudy Thunderstorms AM Showers Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny High 81° High 78° High 73° High 73° High 77° High 79° High 80° Low 67° Low 62° Low 58° Low 62° Low 65° Low 67° Low 66° PAGE 2 BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 27 WEEK OF THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 Pommer should anchor the sec- ond power play unit as a point Sabres Hockey man. More significantly is what this means for the internal lead- SPORTS ership group. Captain Brian by George Kuhn Gionta was a productive play- er with 15 goals and 35 points but at age 38 the end may be at Pominville Returns hand. 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