Red Cross Blood Drive at St. Paul’s
Our assistance in promoting the blood drive held at St. Paul’s Church was a huge success. They always project and hope for at least 22 pints of blood collections; however, with our promotion and support we had 37 registered to donate. That is a huge success and the recruitment manager said it was her biggest to date at this site.
A special thank you to all that helped get the word out or actually participated in the blood drive. We are so appreciative and I am confident in saying so do the patients that need the blood.
GIVE Blood and Help Save Lives!!!
WHY?… According to WebMD.com, someone in the US needs a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Blood diseases, car accidents, surgery or even giving birth are just a few reasons to replenish Red Cross blood supply.
Surprisingly, I have been told that during the winter months blood donations are down and right now are critically low. Less people are donating for many reasons; it’s cold, its dark, the holiday rush and aftermath of the holidays or just overall less interested. Plenty of reasons, but the problem is we still need to have blood supplies available and not just for emergencies.
This is where we come in. Health and Wellness is collaborating with Advocates for Children to promote and support St. Paul’s Blood Drive on January 30th, 12pm-5pm. Now you might ask “Why these two committees?” Health and Wellness wants to support the blood drive and thought it would be great to offer childcare services for those who want to give blood but are restricted because they have childcare needs. Great idea, right! Please spread the word and help us support our community by donating and broadcasting the need for blood. I’ll be there and hope to see you there too.
And FYI, St. Paul does a monthly Blood Drive. Yup, every last Friday of every month same time and same place.
EXTRA…. EXTRA
I’ve included some important links to help you understand blood donation.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/blood-types-what-to-know
https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/types-of-blood-donations.html
–Carol Dechen, Health and Wellness Chair