Dosher Memorial Hospital will host a drive through food donation event to benefit identified high need areas within Brunswick County. Donors may drive up to the hospital front entrance on Wednesday July 9th between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm to drop off healthy, non-perishable food items to members of hospital, who will coordinate distribution to local food pantries.

Dosher Memorial Hospital invites community members to take an in-person tour of the hospital. This is to give local residents an opportunity to get an up-close look at the services offered and to have questions about the hospital answered by knowledgeable professionals. Tour group will meet in the front lobby of the main hospital building at 924 N. Howe St., Southport. Space is limited, therefore an RSVP is requested. Call 910-457-3900, or email marketing@dosher.org to reserve your spot.

Dosher Memorial Hospital’s annual “Operation School Supplies” school supply donation event is scheduled for Thursday, August 7th, between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. Local residents are invited to drop off new school supplies at the hospital front entrance, which will be donated for the benefit of students served by Communities In Schools of Brunswick County. Participants will be able to “drive through and drop off” donations without having to leave their cars. This event will be held in conjunction with the Communities In Schools annual Back to School Supply Drive which takes place each August, where collection boxes can be found at their thrift shops. Dosher looks forward to hosting an alternative location for this event, with the convenience of a drive through arrangement. The school supplies collected enable every student to be prepared for the school year by having the tools they need to succeed. Needed supplies include the following: • Headphones or ear buds • Crayons • Backpacks • Colored Pencils • Glue Sticks • Dry Erase Markers • #2 Pencils (not mechanical) and erasers • Pencil pouch for binder or supply box • Two-inch 3 ring binders • Composition books wide ruled • Spiral notebooks and dividers for 2-inch binders • Three-inch 3 ring binders • Spiral notebooks and dividers for 3 -inch binders • Blue or black ink pens Call Dosher Community Relations with any questions about this event at 910-457-3900.

Dosher Memorial Hospital will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive at the JayCee building, at 309 N. Fodale Ave., down the road from the main entrance of the hospital. Community members who would like to donate blood at this event are encouraged to sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org and enter in zip code 28461 in the “Find a Blood Drive” search tool. Look for "JayCee Building" and the date and click, “See times,” to check schedule availability. Tap on the donation time of your choice and fill in the requested information. All donors are welcome. Please bring a photo ID.