Saturday, December 20, 2008

Thanks to..

Greg
Jeffery
Wesley
Carah
Gregory
John
Nathan
Connie
Hugh
Margaret
Piper
David
Howard
Gordon
Tori
Sheila
Chris
James
Megan
Bridgette
and Jonathan
For making the commitment to come to the blood drive all of you rock!!!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Thanks to....

Sherry
William
Joseph

For making the commitment to come to the Blood Drive.

Thanks to...

Kevin
Vicki
James
Andrew
Hannah

For making the commitment to come to the Blood drive.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Thanks to....

Daniel
Nick
Bryan
Beatrice

for taking the time to make an appointment to give blood.

The first Appointment

Congratulations to Michelle,
She was the first to sign up for an appointment.

Monday, December 15, 2008

16 Year Olds Can Give Blood Now

16 year old can now give blood now. The old minimum age was 17 years of age for a person to give a single donation. Now with a signed prenatal consent form any 16 year old who weighs a minimum of 110 pounds can donate.

Double Donation requirements have changed you may now be eligible


Double Donation-

All Double donors must:
Be 17 years or older
And have not donated blood in the past 112 days
Males must
Weigh 135 pounds minimum
And Have a minimum Height of 5'1"
Female
Weigh 150 pounds minimum
And have a minimum Height of 5'5"

Cant give Blood? You can still make a difference

BLOOD DRIVE VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

Sign Holder
- Will safely use signs to help bring in more donors (Like you would do at a car wash)

GREETER
-Opens the doors for the Donors upon arrival -Welcomes blood donors to the drive
-Opens the doors for Donors as they leave and thanks them for coming

REGISTRATION
-Explains registration form to blood donor-Controls access to blood drive site; only donors and volunteers are allowed in drive
CANTEEN WORKER
-Prepares and sets table for donors-Restocks refreshments on the table-Serves refreshments to donors-Monitors donors for reactions
UNLOADERS/ RELOADERS
(must be able to lift 50 pounds)-Must be available when Red Cross truck arrives (2 hours before drive starts) -Must clear room of extra furniture, etc-Help unload truck and set up blood drive according to mobile driver
-Helps break down and reload truck at the end of drive
-(Must be able to stay 1.5 hours after drive)