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Frequent Blood Donor Need
July 1, 2008 |
Every three seconds someone in the United States needs blood. Right now there’s
no substitute for human blood and the only way to acquire it is through
donations.
Nancy Hendrick is the Community Relations Coordinator with Lee Memorial Blood
Centers. She says, “Hopefully a lot of people come out and understand the
importance is there and it’s always there and if it’s not there on the shelf you
may never need it again.”
At only 17 years old Katie Washington already knows the importance of donating
her much needed blood. She says, “I started donating blood when I was sixteen
because I just like to help out people.” And Katie likes to help people every
chance she gets. “It’s a good cause, you should come help every chance you get -
every eight weeks so it’s no harm and it helps a lot of people.”
Nancy says its frequent blood donors like Katie who can make a real difference
when it comes to the regular availability of blood. “What we hope to accomplish
is to get more first time donors, more frequent donors, more participation, just
to make sure that the inventory level is high enough to make sure we had an
adequate and safe supply.”
Lee Memorial Blood Services will host three fun in the sun blood drives next
month. For more information on when and where you can donate log onto
www.LeeMemorial.org.
In the United States one out of every ten people entering a hospital will be in
need of donated blood. |
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