Blood Drive to be held in honor of late school cafeteria worker

The Arruda family was killed in a crash in Somerset on Christmas night. From left, Jacoby, 15, Floriano, 73, and Donna, 68. (Photos courtesy of Kevin Phelan)

REHOBOTH, Mass. (WLNE) – Rehoboth’s Beckwith Middle School is hosting a blood drive today in memory of Donna Arruda.

Donna Arruda was a member of the cafeteria team at the school. She along with her husband, Floriano, and 15-year-old grandson, Jacoby, were all tragically killed after a drunk driver crashed into their car in Somerset on Christmas night in 2023.

The blood drive will run from 9:00AM to 2:00pm in the Cafeteria of the Beckwith Middle School located on Winthrop Street in Rehoboth.

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