{"id":3858,"date":"2019-03-25T05:55:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T09:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2019-03-25T05:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T09:51:11","slug":"march-25-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2019\/03\/march-25-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"March 25, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54690\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/ef794108-cksy_5_things_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"90\" \/>There&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/blood.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blood Donor and Swabbing Clinic<\/a> at the Tilbury Arena (Ryder Hall) today from 1-7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1075 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/10\/063719a8-canadian-blood-services.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"40\" \/>It&#8217;ll be held in honour of two year old Megan Patrick, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the end of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to have 125 come to the clinic. For every person that donates blood, The Tilbury Auto Mall will donate $10 to the Mighty Megan Fights Leukemia Campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Book your appointment now at <a href=\"https:\/\/blood.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blood.ca<\/a>, use the apps, call 1-888-2-DONATE or just walk in!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-406 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/fd341b29-cksy_5_things_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"74\" \/>A Norwegian cruise ship lost engine power on Saturday, and got tossed around in rough seas for 20 hours. It was tilting so bad that furniture, broken glass, and people were crashing around.<\/p>\n<p>There were 1,300 people on board, and 479 of them were airlifted out.<\/p>\n<p>They finally docked yesterday, and there were 20 people with injuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmfDsOoJHfQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3acb2f67-cksy_5_things_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"90\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerball<\/a> jackpot is now up to $750 million.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1043 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/10\/9138414b-powerball-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"30\" \/>No one has won the Powerball jackpot since the day after Christmas. Twenty-four drawings since then have failed to produce a winner.<\/p>\n<p>The next drawing is on Wednesday. It&#8217;ll be the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. The odds of winning are roughly 1 in 292.2 million.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/63a1a3cf-cksy_5_things_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"90\" \/>The newly formed Chatham-Kent Girls Hockey Association invites all Kent County and Chatham existing parents to an <a href=\"https:\/\/kentcountygirlshockey.ca\/Articles\/2155\/CKGHA_Information_Session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information session<\/a> regarding the upcoming 2019-2020 season tomorrow night at the Blenheim Arena.<\/p>\n<p>The new CKGHA logo and name will be revealed at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting begins at 6.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54689 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3a9171bb-cksy_5_things_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"89\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/player\/robgronkowski\/497240\/profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Gronkowski<\/a> has announced his retirement from the NFL on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>There have been rumours of him walking away for a while, but after the Super Bowl, a lot of people thought he&#8217;d keep going. 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