SIDNEY — This spring CBC is recognizing donors as a special force for good in the world with the “Be The Good” campaign.
Everyone who registers to donate will receive the Community Blood Center inspirational “Believe There is Good in The World – Be The Good” T-shirt. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 800-388-GIVE.
The message on the T-shirt honors donors for their altruism and encourages new donors to act for the well-being of others.
The ice blue T-shirt features a block letter design with two messages. The “Be The Good” message appears in white lettering as an anagram of the “Believe There is Good in the World” message in silver lettering.
Area blood drives include:
April 4, Jackson Center American Legion, Jackson Center, 2 to 6 p.m., community blood drive.
April 5, Advanced Composites, Sidney 1 to 4 p.m., employee blood drive.
April 6, Sidney Apostolic Temple, Sidney 3 to 7 p.m., community blood drive.
April 7, Fort Loramie High School, Fort Loramie, 9 a.m. to noon, student/staff blood drive.
April 7, Graham High School, St. Paris, 8am-12pm, student/staff blood drive.
April 12, Green Hills Community, West Liberty, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., community blood drive.
April 13, Rittal, Urbana, noon to 4 p.m., employee blood drive.
April 18, St. Remy Hall, Russia, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., community blood drive.
April 19, KTH Parts, St. Paris, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., employee blood drive.
April 26, Senior Center of Sidney, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., community blood drive.
April 26, Champaign Community Center, Urbana, 2 to 6 p.m., community blood drive.
April 28, Anna High School, Anna, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., student blood drive.
The Community Blood Center is honored to recognize these “Donors for Life”:
• 130 donations: Ron Bornhorst, Anna.
• 110 donations, Doris Bornhorst, Anna.
• 80 donations: Mike Homan, McCartyville; Donna Wannemacher, Anna; Rosalie Snipes, Piqua.
• 70 donations: Mark Deam, Gregg Mitchell, Sidney; Randy Locker, Anna.
• 60 donations: Michelle Schneider, Botkins Betty Buening, Sidney.
• 50 donations: Penny Shoffner, Sidney; Andrew Gates, Sidney.
• 30 donations: Joyce Napier, Sidney; Jeff Beelman, DeGraff.
• 25 donations: Ann Steinbrunner, Regina Hunsucker, Mark Branson, Sidney, Keven Fisher, Donna Egbert, Botkins; Mary Covault, Dave Slagle, Anna; Tom Fitchpatgrick, Port Jefferson
• 20 donations: Melanie Hennon,Carol Boidenhorn, Lida Brady, Sidney; Karla Doseck, Botkins; Kim Osborne, Anna.
• 10 donations: Angie VanHook, Cassandra Noffinger, Melissa Pestke Sidney; Jody Schmitmeyer, Ray Riethman, Anna.
Community Blood Center is now testing blood donations for the Zika virus and is no longer deferring donors for travel to Zika endemic areas. By consenting to give blood, donors are agreeing to participate in a research study to help develop better testing systems to protect the blood supply.
Learn more at www.GivingBlood.org.
Connect with Community Blood Center for the latest information and services at www.GivingBlood.org. Get fast and complete answers on how to make your first donation, organize a blood drive, or bring our education program to your school. Get all the updates in the CBC/CTS newsroom, find quick links to our social media pages, or schedule your next appointment to donate by connecting to www.DonorTime.com.
Blood donation requirements: Donors are required to provide a photo ID that includes their full name. Past CBC donors are also 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 & blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds (you may have to weigh more, depending on your height), and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email [email protected] or call 800-388-GIVE. 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.
