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Summer blood donors needed
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Blood drives in Lincoln
[August 03, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- Ah, summer time is here. There
is more sunshine, more time to relax, more fun outside and, yes, a
bigger demand for blood. Historically, blood usage is up and
donations are down in the summer. People are traveling and busy with
their families, and since high schools are closed, there is limited
participation from students, who provide about 15 percent of the
blood supply annually.
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 You have two upcoming opportunities to save someone's life by
donating blood with CICBC. The routine community blood drive will be
on Monday at the Lincoln Masonic Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo St. in
Lincoln, from noon until 6 p.m. This blood drive is sponsored by
Lincoln Christian Church. On Wednesday, Faith Lutheran Church, 2320
N. Kickapoo St. in Lincoln, is hosting a blood drive from noon until
5 p.m. Please call Tara to sign up toll-free at 1-866-GIVE-BLD, ext.
56, or schedule an appointment online at
www.cicbc.org (Monday
appointments;
Wednesday appointments). Walk-ins are always welcome and
appreciated.The 2007-2008 Springfield Clinic High School Blood
Challenge started May 12. Donate blood in support of Lincoln High
School or a high school in your community participating in the
challenge, and should they win the challenge, a graduating senior
will receive a $1,000 college scholarship. Until Aug. 20, all
donations will give double credit to their mentioned high school,
and all donors will be entered into a drawing. A winner will be
drawn for an iPod Nano.
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The Central Illinois Community Blood Center is the blood provider
to 19 area hospitals in central and southern Illinois. Blood
collected at these drives is intended for local hospitals. For more
information about donating blood or sponsoring a blood drive, please
call 217-753-1530. To schedule an appointment or for more
information about blood drives, blood facts, blood types and other
information, please check
www.cicbc.org.
The CICBC donor room, located at 1134 S. Seventh St. in
Springfield, is open to collect blood on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Please give what's in your heart. Donate blood.
[Text from news release received from
Central Illinois Community
Blood Center] |
