FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 07, 2008

Donate Blood & Get A St. Patrick’s Day Shirt


DAYTON, OH (March 7, 2008) —Change someone’s luck this month and donate blood.  Everyone who registers to donate blood March 10-17 at any Community Blood Center (CBC) blood drive or branch location will receive a limited edition St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt, green with a multi-colored shamrock (while supplies last).  Appointments recommended! 

A list of blood drives is available at www.givingblood.org or by calling 1-800-388-GIVE.  CBC has four branch locations in addition to its headquarters in downtown Dayton. 

CBC-Dayton
349 S. Main St., Dayton

Call:  (937) 461-3253 or
1 (800)-388-GIVE

CBC-Middletown
3990 Roosevelt Blvd, Middletown
Call:  (513) 727-1995
CBC-Richmond, IN
4450 Garwood Place, Richmond
Call:  (765) 962-6329
CBC-Springfield
2200 N. Limestone St., Suite 106
Springfield
Call:  (937) 399-2611
CBC-West Chester
8731 Union Centre Blvd, West Chester
Call:  (513) 777-4428


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.


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