SIDNEY — Area blood drive sponors will help boost the blood supply during what has been a challenging flu season for donating by hosting a community blood drives during the month of March.
Everyone who registers to donate at a community or business blood drive will receive the Community Blood Center “Kiss Me – I Donate Blood” St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 800-388-GIVE.
A significant number of potential donors have been unable to give blood this winter because of widespread cases of flu and other seasonal illness. If you must miss an appointment to donate please reschedule when able. CBC specifically encourages eligible donors to help with the need for type O positive and type O negative whole blood donations and type A/B platelet and plasma donations.
Donors got to choose the bright green “Kiss Me – I Donate Blood” design for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt by casting votes on the CBC Facebook page (facebook.com/communitybldcenter) and through email balloting. It features a green lipstick kiss mark and the CBC blood drop logo inside a shamrock. The special edition T-shirt is free to everyone who registers to donate at a CBC Donor Center or most CBC mobile blood drives through Saturday, March 25.
Area blood drives include:
• March 2, Alvetro Orthodontics, Sidney, 2 to 6 p.m., community blood drive
• March 3, Fairlawn High School, Sidney, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., community and student blood drive
• March 8, Jackson Center High School, 9 a.m. to noon, community and student blood drive
• March 10, Peerless Food Equipment, 8 to 11 a.m., community blood drive
• March 11, Wrens Florist and Greenhouse, Bellefontaine, 8 a.m. ti noon, community blood drive
• March 13, Urbana High School, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., student blood drive
• March 15, Emerson, Sidney, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., employee blood drive
• March 16, Emerson, Sidney, noon to 4 p.m., employee blood drive
• March 16, Cargill, Sidney, noon to 4 p.m., employee blood drive
• March 21, Honda of America, Anna, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., employee blood drive
• March 22, Honda of American, Anna, 4 to 8 p.m., employee blood drive
•March 23, Christian Academy, Sidney 1 to 5 p.m., community and student blood drive
• March 24, Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., student/ parent/ alumni blood drive
• March 27, Triad High School, North Lewisburg, 8 a.m. to noon, student blood drive
• March 28, AMVets Post 1986, Sidney, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., community blood drive
• March 29, Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., community blood drive
• March 30, Indian Lake High School, Lewistown, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., student blood drive
The Community Blood Center is honored to recognize these “Donors for Life”:
• 130 donations: Dave Holdheide, Fort Loramie
• 120 donations: Virginia Thompson, Sidney
• 110 donations, Roy Sturwold, Russia
• 90 donations: Diane Demange, Yorkshire; Ron Rosengarten, Kathleen Schafer, Fort Loramie; Ron Eilerman, Sidney
• 80 donations: Ed Miller, Sidney; Franklin Penley, Fort Loramie
• 60 donations: Kathy Sherman, Houston; John Pleiman, Fort Loramie
• 50 donations: Stacey Brandewie, Edith Bergman, Fort Loramie
• 40 donations: Diane Siegel, Fort Loramie
• 30 donations: Lisa Benanzer, Daniele Brandewie, Fort Loramie
• 25 donations: Perter Matzig, Sidney
• 20 donations, Christine Maurer, Fort Loramie
• 10 donations: John Francis, Jim McGowan, Mary Barhorst, Fort Loramie, Christina Keller, Piqua
• 5 donations: Orville Borgert, Sidney; Andrea Turner, Bridget Bulcher, Doug Heitkamp, Lane Eilerman, Fort Loramie; Scott Grimes, Anna; Tyler Huelskamp, Fort Recovery; Audrey Kittel, Houston
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.
