Begging for Blood
The regional chapter of the American Red Cross have put out an urgent plea for blood donors, as local supplies are dwindling to critical levels. If you have O- or A- blood, the need is especially great.
We have no walk-in blood bank in Benton County, but there are a number of blood drives coming up, including one this coming Monday, July 31st, at Salbasgeon Suites on NW 9th Street. A complete list of blood drives taking place in August for Linn, Benton and Lincoln Counties can be found here.
As an added incentive to motivate teenagers to start giving blood, anyone aged 16 to 18 will receive a gift card for free music downloads and will be entered into a drawing to win a free iPod. Plus, everyone gets a cookie (or equivalent tasty treat).
Not everyone gets to be the sort of hero who jumps into a freezing lake to save a toddler, or rushes into a burning building to toss old ladies out the window to safety. But most people can save lives simply by submitting themselves for a modern leeching a few times a year.
On that note, if you haven't already signed up to donate your organs, please take a moment to do so now. You're not gonna need 'em, so don't be stingy.
We have no walk-in blood bank in Benton County, but there are a number of blood drives coming up, including one this coming Monday, July 31st, at Salbasgeon Suites on NW 9th Street. A complete list of blood drives taking place in August for Linn, Benton and Lincoln Counties can be found here.
As an added incentive to motivate teenagers to start giving blood, anyone aged 16 to 18 will receive a gift card for free music downloads and will be entered into a drawing to win a free iPod. Plus, everyone gets a cookie (or equivalent tasty treat).
Not everyone gets to be the sort of hero who jumps into a freezing lake to save a toddler, or rushes into a burning building to toss old ladies out the window to safety. But most people can save lives simply by submitting themselves for a modern leeching a few times a year.
On that note, if you haven't already signed up to donate your organs, please take a moment to do so now. You're not gonna need 'em, so don't be stingy.
posted by Corvallist at
10:16 PM
1 Comments:
Too bad they won't take my blood- if you're a man who has had sex with a man since 1977 you can't donate. Period. If you are a woman who has had sex with a man who has had sex with man since 1977 you have to wait one year.
They're asking the wrong questions and refusing perfectly willing and healthy people like me. Once they get off their homophobic horse I'll happily give as often as possible. I'm diabetic so I deal with neeedles and bleeding frequently!
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Clinton, at 12:07 AM
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