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Blood Donations Today 7-5-07 |
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
 Today is the Mother Lode Community blood drive sponsored by the Jackson Rotary. Anyone who gives a pint gets a pint today! If you donate blood you will receive a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream and T-shirt. Blood donations help patients being treated for accidents, routine surgeries and diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and hemophilia. Thanks to the generosity of local donors when you receive care at Sutter Amador Hospital or at Sacramento-area hospitals such as Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Medical Center, Sutter or Mercy hospitals, the blood you receive comes from BloodSource donors. Giving blood is easy, safe and takes less than one hour, but only five percent of the estimated 60 percent of eligible Americans donate blood. To give blood, you must be in generally good health, free from cold symptoms for at least 48 hours; be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent); and weigh at least 110 pounds. There is no upper age limit for donating blood. If you’re interested in donating blood please don’t forget a photo ID. The Blood drive is going to be held from 11am to 6pm at the Jackson Civic Center located at 33 Broadway. For more information about the Mother Lode Community blood drive please call Jody Boetzer at 257-7619. For donor eligibility questions call BloodSource at 1-800-995-4420.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 June 2008 )
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