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Local hospitals need help restocking
blood supply
Blood drive in Elkhart on Friday
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[July 11, 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 are 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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To help ensure an adequate blood supply, Elkhart Christian Church,
located at 113 S. Gillett in Elkhart, will sponsor a blood drive on
Friday. The hours of the blood drive are 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. For
your convenience, please call Bev Boyer to sign up at 947-2217, 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. Donate blood in support of Mount Pulaski High School
or a participating high school in your community, 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.
It takes only an hour to donate blood, but the benefits last a
lifetime for someone.
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For more information about donating blood or sponsoring a blood
drive, please call the Central Illinois Community Blood Center at
217-753-1530. For more information about blood drives, blood facts,
blood types or to schedule an appointment online, please visit
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.
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. Please
give what's in your heart and donate blood.
[Text from news release received from
Central Illinois Community
Blood Center]
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