St. Andrew United Methodist Church and Carter BloodCare Team Up for Community Drive

GIVE BLOOD, SAVE LIVES! Plano, Texas - July 31, 2012 - St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano and Carter BloodCare will be hosting a community blood drive on the morning of Sunday, August 19 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., in the North parking lot of the St. Andrew campus, at 5801 W. Plano Parkway. Walk-ups are welcome each time St. Andrew hosts a blood drive. Look for the big Carter BloodCare bus in the North parking lot. To avoid the possibility of a wait, make an appointment online at www.carterbloodcare.org. Click on "donate, community drive, plano, 75093. You may also visit www.standrewumc.org to register. # # # St. Andrew United Methodist Church is a vibrant, growing, intergenerational church that believes all people are created and loved by God. Begun in 1986, St. Andrew is located on a 21.214 acre campus at the corner of Plano Parkway and Mira Vista and includes a new sanctuary, education, music and nursery wing, completed in 2003. Nearly 1,700 come together every weekend through four different worship services: Saturday at 5:30p.m.; Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00am. St. Andrew is an outward-focused church striving to lift the world around us toward God and provides a number of local and global mission opportunities including the Seven Loaves Food Pantry, helping to meet the tremendous hunger need in Collin County. A number of caring ministries are in place to support members in all phases of life from support groups to career care in addition to ministries focused on each age group. Additional ministries include a strong music program with choirs, instrumental groups, as well as the Academy of Music, offering private lessons. St. Andrew provides each individual with opportunities to connect to the community and contribute their unique gifts to the congregation's spirit. St. Andrew United Methodist Church is located at 5801 Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093. Additional information can be found at www.standrewumc.org.