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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS will conduct open blood drives at the following Marion County sites during August:
10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, Marion County Bldg., 222 W. Center St., Prospect Room (lower level). Drive sponsor: Marion County Commissioners.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, August 7, The Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College campus, 1465 Mt. Vernon Ave. This drive coincides with the annual Rock-N-Ribs event.
Noon – 6 p.m., Monday, August 9, Marion Public Library, 445 E. Church St., second floor.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thursday, August 12, American Legion Post 584, 142 Olney Ave.
1 – 7 p.m., Friday, August 13, Harding High School, 1500 Harding Hwy. E., Band Room. Drive sponsor: HHS Marching Band.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, August 14, Western & Southern Life, Corporate Centre, 1199 Delaware Ave., Suite 105. This drive coincides with the company’s Community Day event.
8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, August 21, LaRue community drive at LaRue Baptist Church, 217 N. High St., LaRue.
1 – 7 p.m., Friday, August 27, First Church of The Nazarene, 233 W. Church St. This drive coincides with the church’s Restoration Weekend event.
All addresses are Marion unless otherwise indicated.
Appointments for most drives may be arranged by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767); follow the prompt to choose your preferred language, then choose option 4 to make an appointment to give blood. As an alternative, you may book your own appointment for many drives online at www.redcrossblood.org. The Marion County Chapter can also assist with setting appointments. Call 740-725-9141, Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Donors who are on time for appointments will be given priority at all drives. Donors with appointments who arrive other than at their scheduled times and walk-ins will be welcomed whenever openings in the schedule permit.
CiCi’s Pizza of Marion in the University Forum shopping center rewards every Marion County blood donor with a coupon for a free 7” personal “Pizza to Go.” Contact the restaurant at 740-386-2191 for complete details.
During July and August, blood donors signing in at drives throughout the 27-county Central Ohio Region can enter a free drawing for a Marathon fuel card. Each week, one donor from our region will win a $100 fuel card. At the end of this period, one donor will win a grand prize: a $1,000 fuel card.
The American Red Cross is a charitable organization, led and supported by volunteers. In addition to collecting, processing and distributing lifesaving blood and blood products, it offers educational programs that promote health and safety .The Red Cross also relays emergency communications between deployed members of the US armed forces and their families and provides related services. Across the country, the organization assists victims of disaster with emergency food, clothing, shelter and other needs. When called upon, it also takes part in international relief and development operations. With support from United Way of Marion County – Marion County’s Red Cross Chapter engages in local disaster planning, prevention and response.
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Every two seconds someone in America needs blood. Blood transfusions are used for trauma victims, heart surgery, organ transplants, women suffering from complications of childbirth, and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, sickle cell disease, cancer and other serious conditions.
The Central Ohio Region of the Red Cross encompasses 27 counties – including Marion County – and assists patients at 41 area hospitals. The region needs approximately 650 donors daily to maintain the supply.
Under normal circumstances, a donor can give one unit of whole blood every 56 days (8 weeks) or double red cells every 112 days (16 weeks).
Individuals who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in Ohio), who weigh at least 110 pounds, and who are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. Please bring your Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive ID when you come to donate.
If you have questions about your eligibility to give blood (such as medications you may be taking, your health history, or the height and weight requirements for donors under 19), please call our Donor Suitability unit at 1-866-426-0922.
More information is available online:
American Red Cross -- national web site: www.redcross.org
American Red Cross – Marion County Chapter: www.marionredcross.org
Volunteers, supporters, program partners and the general public also can follow the Chapter on Facebook: www.facebook.com/marionredcross.org. One need not join Facebook to view material posted by the Chapter.
Questions regarding this news release should be directed to
Mark Lawrence or Tarina Rose at the Marion County Chapter of American Red Cross.
1849 Summerset Drive, Marion, OH 43302-5843
Tel: (740) 725-9141 Fax: (740) 725-9182
E-mail: mark.lawrence@marionredcross.org OR tarina.rose@marionredcross.org
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