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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2008
DAYTON, OH — (January 16, 2008) —Community Blood Center (CBC) and Heil Brothers Lawn and Garden Equipment invite residents in CBC’s service area to give blood during the “Heil Brothers SNOW BUSTER Blood Drive!” Register to donate at any CBC blood drive or branch location January 21 to February 2 and you will be automatically entered to win one of two Toro Powerlite snowthrowers (valued at $450). For a list of blood drives and donation centers, visit www.givingblood.org.
National Blood Donor Month is the time to recognize the altruism of area blood donors.
Blood donors save nearly five million American lives annually.
Only 37% of the population is eligible to donate blood and less than 10% of those who could donate actually do donate annually.
1 in 7 patients entering the hospital will need blood.
One pint of donated blood can help save the lives of up to three people.
The #1 reason that blood donors give for being a donor is because they “want to help others.”
17% of non-donors say they “never thought about it” as the main reason for not giving while 15% say they’re too busy.
The rarest blood type is the one that is not on the shelf when it’s needed by a patient.
If an additional 1% of Americans donated blood, blood shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future.
Much of today’s medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors.
CBC began the week 740 pints low with a need for donors with all blood types, especially type O-negative blood. Donors are required to provide a photo ID that includes their full name. Past CBC donors are also asked to bring their CBC donor ID card. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 years old with parental consent: form available at www.givingblood.org or at CBC branch & blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call 1(800)388-GIVE.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is registered to ISO 9001:2000. Community Blood Center provides blood products to 25 hospitals in the Miami (Ohio) and Whitewater (Indiana) Valleys. For more information about Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, visit www.givingblood.org.
Copyright 2005 Community Blood Center
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