WACH FOX, NEW 92 AND FLASHBACK 94.3 SPONSOR 5TH ANNUAL DRIVE
South Carolina Blood Services Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2010
CONTACT: Jamie Muldrow, 803-251-6034, muldrowjb@usa.redcross.org
WACH FOX, NEW 92 AND FLASHBACK 94.3 SPONSOR
5th ANNUAL ‘DRIVE FOR LIFE’ AT THE VILLAGE AT SANDHILL
TV and radio stations encourage audience to help with summer blood donations
Columbia, S.C.— To recruit blood donors and maintain an adequate blood supply during the critical summer season, WACH FOX, New 92 and Flashback 94.3 have partnered with the American Red Cross for the 5th annual ‘Drive for Life’ blood drive Wednesday, July 14 from 1-8 p.m. in the community room at the Village at Sandhill on Clemson Road (near JC Penney).
All participating blood donors will get an American Red Cross T-shirt, an opportunity to meet some of their favorite TV and radio personalities, free food throughout the day, and a chance to win:
- Carowinds tickets
- Columbia Blowfish baseball game tickets
- $1000 gift card through the Red Cross ‘Give Blood & See America’ promotion
During the summer months, the blood supply often suffers. With donors on vacation and preoccupied with other summer activities, collections tend to take a dip. While all blood types are welcome, there is a constant need for type O negative blood. Type O negative blood can be safely transfused to patients of all blood types. In trauma situations where there is no time to cross match blood, type O negative is used.
For additional information or to schedule an appointment to donate, please call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code:driveforlife.
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. The American Red Cross South Carolina Blood Services Region provides lifesaving blood to 54 hospitals and must have 500 people give blood and platelets each weekday to meet hospital demand. Accident victims as well as patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, blood disorders and other illnesses receive lifesaving transfusions every day. There is no substitute for blood and volunteer donors are the only source.
Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements.
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