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In this episode:

• Associate Director of Community & Stakeholder Relations for the New York Blood Center (NYBC) Brian Harper joined to discuss the current blood emergency in the region. Blood supplies have dropped to less than a two-day inventory ahead of summer trauma season. 
• Acting Director of the Office for Women Catherine Borgia, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Probation Katrina Mosley, and Director of the Domestic Violence High Risk Team David Ryan joined to announce a $1 million dollar federal grant to strengthen the County’s coordinated response to high-risk domestic violence cases, expand victim support services, improve offender accountability and enhance partnerships between law enforcement, advocates and service providers. 
• County Executive Ken Jenkins highlighted “A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower” at Lasdon Public Gardens in Katonah. 
• Jenkins announced the “Opening the Door” event at the historic Ward House in Tuckahoe, in honor of the Lenape people. 
• June 1 is Pride Month, and Westchester County and the County’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board are partnering with The LOFT LGBT Community Center in celebration of Pride. 
• Jenkins highlighted upcoming events in Westchester County Parks. 

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