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Darke
County Area January Blood Drives
January is Ohio Blood Donor Awareness Month
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio – Darke County will host some of the first blood
drives of the inaugural Ohio Blood Donor Awareness Month.
Everyone who registers to donate will receive the commemorative “Ohio
Blood Donor Awareness Month” t-shirt. Schedule an appointment online at
www.DonorTime.com or call 1-800-388-GIVE.
CBC has an immediate need for blood donors to maintain the blood supply
during the challenging holiday week and the start of the New
Year. CBC is also emphasizing the strategic goals in 2019 of
identifying and recruiting new platelet and plasma donors.
Donors can be a part of history by donating during Ohio’s first “Blood
Donor Awareness Month.” The commemorative t-shirt shirt is grey with a
red map of Ohio. It’s free when you register to donate at the Dayton
CBC Donor Center or any CBC mobile blood drive. CBC is offering the
commemorative shirt from Dec. 31 through March 2 so more donors will be
eligible to receive it.
Blood donor and emergency room physician Rep. Steve Huffman from Tipp
City sponsored the legislation to make January Ohio Blood Donor
Awareness Month. CBC played an important role in its passage by
providing proponent testimony.
CBC is expanding the opportunity to donate platelets and plasma at
select community blood drives. Platelets are the cells that control
bleeding while plasma is the fluid that maintains blood pressure. Both
are vital for the treatment of cancer, trauma, organ transplant, and
burn patients. New platelet donors are in high demand, especially those
with blood types A, AB, or B positive. Find out more at
www.GivingBlood.org or talk to an apheresis specialist at (937)
461-3220.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Union City City Building
105 North Columbia Street, Union City, IN
2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Union City Lions Club
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Greenville Church of the Brethren
421 Central Ave., Greenville
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Greater Greenville Ministerial Association
Appointments Encouraged!
Open to the Community
Friday, January 11, 2019
Franklin Monroe High School
8691 Oakes Road, Pitsburg
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sponsored by: Franklin Monroe High School National Honor Society
Open to the Community, Faculty, and Students!
Appointments Encouraged!
Monday, January 14, 2019
Faith United Methodist Church
101 East South Street, Arcanum
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged!
Monday, January 21, 2019
Versailles K of C Hall
8440 St. Rt. 47, Versailles, Ohio
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Versailles Knights of Columbus
Appointments Encouraged!
Open to the Community
Monday, January 21, 2019
Spirit Medical Transport
5484 State Route 49 South, Greenville
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Appointments Recommended!
Open to the Community and Employees
Learn more at www.GivingBlood.org
Connect with Community Blood Center for the latest information and
services at www.GivingBlood.org. Get fast and complete answers on how
to make your first donation, organize a blood drive, or bring our
education program to your school. Get all the updates in the CBC/CTS
newsroom, find quick links to our social media pages, or schedule your
next appointment to donate by connecting to www.DonorTime.com.
Blood donation requirements: 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 (you may have to weigh more, depending on
your height), 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. Make an
appointment at www.DonorTime.com.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services® is an independent,
not-for-profit organization. Community Blood Center provides
blood products to 25 hospitals and health centers within a 15-county
service area 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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