St. John United Church of Christ and American Red Cross to host blood drive June 23rd

[June 16, 2020]     Lincoln Community will host the Red Cross Blood drive on Tuesday June 23rd at the Lincoln St. John United Church of Christ from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Due to the Coronavirus Disease and the precautions to keep all safe there will be new rules at this Bloodmobile.

1. Your temperature will be taken first thing before going any further.

2. You will be asked to wear face masks at the blood drive. – You can wear your own mask/ covering that covers both their nose and mouth in accordance with CDC guidelines. If you don’t have a mask – Red Cross will provide one. – If a donor does not want to wear a mask, we ask they postpone their donation for a later date. It is our job to keep you the staff and everyone as safe as possible. PLEASE HELP US BY WEARING THE MASK.

3. To help manage donor flow and social distancing at the bloodmobile you will need to make an appointment. Walk-ins will not be accepted. PLEASE KEEP YOUR APPOINTMENT TO HELP OTHERS WHO NEED THIS LIFE SAVING GIFT.

• If you want to schedule your own appointment:
  
  Go to www.redcrossblood.org
  
  Type in the local zip code or “Lincoln” into “Find a Drive” box in the Top right corner
  
  Select the June23 date and you can see what appointment times are available to schedule.

• You can call Red Cross @ 800-RED-CROSS 800-733-2767

4. No guests at Bloodmobile. Such as babies, children or family members not donating.

5. Please try to eat before you attend the bloodmobile. Homemade items such as pizza, donuts, sandwiches will not be allowed. We will provide you refreshment items that are pre-packaged such as bags of crackers, cookies, etc. bottled water.

Please try to schedule your appointment as soon as you can so that you can get the time you want and it will let me know how we are doing.

[Rev. Laurie Hill
St. John United Church of Christ]