MAUMEE, Ohio — Appointments are still available for the #11Together Blood Drive Friday!
You can give blood from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Maumee United Methodist Church, 405 Sackett St..
To register for an appointment, text DONATE to 419-248-1100, call 1-800-RED CROSS, or use sponsor code WTOLELEVEN at redcross.org.
March is Red Cross Month the Red Cross encourages blood donations and financial donations. The financial donations provide for people who are affected by a disaster, and the blood donations continue to help those with injury or sickness.
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood.
WTOL 11 spoke to a local emergency room doctor who spoke on the importance of a blood transfusion.
"We see people go from being weak, confused, light headed, dizzy, sometimes unconscience," said Dr. Brian Kaminski – Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety at Promedica. "Once we give blood, patients physically feel better. Their lives improve dramatically."
Blood donors of all types are needed. The Red Cross must collect nearly 14,000 blood and platelet donations every day for patients at about 2,600 hospitals nationwide.
As an extra incentive, donors in March will receive a $10 Visa gift card by email and a chance to win a $3,000 prize.
To register for an appointment, text DONATE to 419-248-1100, call 1-800-RED CROSS, or use sponsor code WTOLELEVEN at redcross.org.
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