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Local hospitals need help restocking blood supply
Upcoming
blood drive in Lincoln
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[September 07, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- Your help is vital to protecting
your community's blood supplies for cancer patients, burn victims,
accident patients and others facing surgeries. Chances are that you
or someone special to you will need a blood transfusion during your
lifetime. The blood supply is totally dependent upon volunteers who
will take a few minutes to roll up their sleeve and donate blood. It
takes only an hour to donate blood, but the benefits last a lifetime
for someone.
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To help ensure an adequate blood supply for area hospitals, Lincoln
Rotary is sponsoring a blood drive Monday at the Lincoln Masonic
Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo in Lincoln. The hours of the blood drive
are noon to 6 p.m. For your convenience, please call Tara toll-free
at 1-866-448-3253, ext. 56, to sign up, or schedule an appointment
online at
www.cicbc.org. Walk-ins are also welcome and truly appreciated.
The 2007-2008 Springfield Clinic High School Blood Challenge started
May 12, 2007, and ends May 11, 2008. Donate blood at this drive and
ask that your donation be credited to Lincoln Community High School
or a participating high school in your community. The high school
that wins the challenge will receive a $1,000 college scholarship
from Springfield Clinic to award to a graduating senior who plans on
furthering their education.
The Central Illinois Community Blood Center is a not-for-profit
organization that provides blood to 19 area hospitals. Blood
collected at these drives is intended for local hospitals.
In addition, the CICBC donor room, 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 and donate blood.
For more information about blood drives, blood facts and blood
types, please check www.cicbc.org.
[Text from file received from
Central Illinois Community Blood
Center]
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