VERSAILLES – Bailey Zechar Funeral Home will sponsor a Thanksgiving week community blood drive from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Versailles Knights of Columbus Hall, 8440 State Route 47, Versailles.
In celebration of football rivalry week, everyone who registers to donate will receive the “Get in the Game For Life” T-shirt. Donors can schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 1-800-388-GIVE.
Thanksgiving week begins the holiday season, a challenging time for maintaining the area blood supply. Those who must miss an appointment to donate are asked to reschedule as soon as possible.
The “Get in the Game For Life – Lifesaving Blood Donor” campaign celebrates late November as the time of year when football championships are made. The CBC fall T-shirt honors blood donors as champions for saving lives.
CBC is expanding the opportunity to donate platelets and plasma at select community blood drives. Platelets are blood cells that help control bleeding. Plasma is the fluid component that helps maintain blood pressure. Both are vital to the treatment of cancer, organ transplant, burn and trauma patients. New platelet donors are in high demand, especially those with blood types A, AB or B-positive. Individuals can find out more at www.GivingBlood.org or talk to an apheresis specialist at 937-461-3220.
Donors can connect with Community Blood Center for the latest information and services at www.GivingBlood.org. Individuals can get fast and complete answers on how to make their first donation, organize a blood drive or bring Community Blood Center’s education program to a school. People can get all the updates in the CBC/CTS newsroom, find quick links to Community Blood Center’s social media pages or schedule an appointment to donate by connecting to www.DonorTime.com.
Donors are required to provide a photo ID that includes their full name. Past CBC donors also are 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 and blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds (donors may have to weigh more, depending on their height) and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug Administration changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email [email protected] or call 1(800)388-GIVE. Donors can 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.
