More than 100 people showed up to donate blood and save lives in honor of a deputy who gave his life protecting the community.
The Deputy Matt Yates Blood Drive took place inside the gym at Tecumseh High School on Thursday.
“He lived a life of nothing but service, and he was very, like, saved lives first,” Sammy Russell, a Tecumseh High School senior, said.
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Russell and Brycen Dixon lead the chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) at Tecumseh High School. They came up with the idea of the blood drive honoring Yates for their SADD senior project…