SIDNEY — Community Blood Center is challenging donors to “Find Your American Spirit” by giving blood at an area blood drive.
Everyone who registers to donate will receive the “Blood Donor – Find Your American Spirit” T-shirt. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 800-388-GIVE.
CBC has launched a new and improved version of www.DonorTime.com. Anyone visiting the site after June 14 is asked to click the link to register a new username and password
The bright red “Find Your American Spirit” features a “51-star” flag-within-a star emblem. It’s the featured patriotic theme for the month of July and is the second T-shirt design in the “Scouting for Donors Summer Blood Drive” campaign.
Everyone who registers to donate with CBC will be automatically entered in the “Scouting for Donors” drawing to win an Indian Scout Sixty motorcycle. Donors must be 18 by the Sept. 2 conclusion of the campaign to win.
Call for summer donors
Summer is a challenging time for maintaining the regional blood supply. High school summer break, family vacation travel and outdoor activities are disruptive to blood donation schedules. If you must miss an appointment to donate please reschedule as soon as possible. We especially encourage the continued support of type O whole blood donors.
Scouting for donors summer blood drive
CBC is scouting for donors this summer and banking on a true American legend to help boost the summer blood supply. The “Indian Scout Sixty” is descended from the historic line of America’s legendary Indian Motorcycle Company, www.indianmotorcycle.com.
Enter the drawing to win the Indian Scout Sixty by registering to donate May 26 through Sept. 2 at a CBC Donor Center or any CBC mobile blood drive. Eligible donors can enter the drawing a second time when they register for a second donation during the blood drive period.
CBC will select the winner from a group of 10 randomly-drawn finalists in mid-September. Official rules are available at www.givingblood.org.
Area blood drives include:
• July 12, Anna Elementary School, Anna, 2 to 6 p.m., community blood drive, sponsored by Anna Rescue Squad.
• July 13, Cargill, Sidney, noon to 4 p.m., employee blood drive.
• July 14, Discovery Center, Bellefontaine, noon to 4 p.m., community blood drive.
• July 18, Sidney American Legion, Sidney, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., community blood drive, sponsored by Altrusa Club of Sidney.
• July 19, Emerson, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., employee blood drive.
• July 20, Emerson,noon to 4 p.m., employee blood drive.
• July 21, Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Sidney, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., community blood drive.
• July 24, Urbana Church of Christ in Christian Union, Urbana, 3 to 7 p.m., community blood drive.
• July 25, Honda of America, Anna, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., employee blood drive.
• July 25, KTH Parts Inc. St. Paris, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., employee blood drive.
• July 26, Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., community blood drive.
• July 26, Honda of America, Anna, 4 to 8 p.m., employee blood drive.
• July 27, SpartanNash, Bellefontaine 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., employee blood drive.
The Community Blood Center is honored to recognize these “Donors for Life”
• 190 donations: Thomas Albers, McCartyville.
• 110 donations: Dan Magato, Russia; Keith Dapore Fort Loramie.
• 100 donations: Victor Shulze, McCartyville.
• 90 donations: Ann Kauffman, Sidney.
• 75 donations: Thomas Francis, Russia.
• 60 donations: Matt Raterman, Fort Loramie; Jenis Exley, James Overholt, Sidney.
• 50 donations: Craig Drees, Fort Loramie.
• 40 donations: Jeff Ruhenkamp, Fort Loramie.
• 30 donations: Gwen Eilerman, Kay Zumberger, Dan Wehrman, Fort Loramie; Larry McNutt, Piqua.
• 25 donations: Jeanne Hoying, Greg Rindler, Dustin Schemmel, Fort Loramie; Abigail Bensman, Russia; Steven Coy, Sidney.
• 20 donations: Austin Smith, Minster; Brandon Wilson, Russia; Michael Holthaus, Cheryl Koester, Fort Loramie.
• 10 donations: Ryan Poeppelman, Carolyn Gasson, Jana Hoying, Brook Ruhenkamp, Montana Larger, Scott Eilerman, Paulette Meyer, Fort Loramie; Michele Oman, West Milton; Mike McGowan, Minster; Sharon Davis, Sidney.
• 5 donations: Andrea Meyer, Fort Loramie; Jenn Wysocki, Houston, Angie Shappie, Miranda Berning, Anna; Whitney Pleiman, Cheryl Scott, Russia; Aaron York, Versailles; Tom Oglesbee, Bellefontaine; Pauline Meyer, Karinne Lotz, Jackson Center.
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 and 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 1(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.
