C'mon everyone, lets put our veins where our mouths are and make an appointment to
GIVE BLOOD!!!
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Wildfires have caused the cancellation of Red Cross blood drives in Southern California resulting in the loss of nearly 200 units of blood. The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors in Los Angeles and Orange Counties to make an appointment to donate blood by calling 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (1.800.448.3543). For Spanish, please call 1.866.POR.VIDA (1.866.767.8432).
Blood is needed for hospital patients throughout Southern California, including those who have suffered burns in the fires.
"The current wildfires have affected the collection of hundreds of units of blood," states Clifford Numark, Director of Donor Recruitment for American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region. "We need people to step forward to donate blood and help make sure we have an adequate supply of blood and blood products for the patients in our local hospitals, as well as for those who might be directly affected by the fires."
Any healthy person age 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds, and in good health may be able to donate blood.
To make an appointment to donate blood TODAY only please CALL us at 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (1.800.448.3543) or for Spanish, please call 1.866.POR.VIDA (1.866.767.8432).
To make an appointment to donate blood for tomorrow or the following days, please visit
www.givelife.org and search for the blood drive location nearest you.
To make monetary donations or volunteer your time, please contact your local Red Cross chapter. You can find your local chapter by clicking here or by visiting
www.redcross.org and entering your zip code at the top of the page. This website also provides additional information regarding the Southern California wildfires and what the Red Cross is doing to help.
Thank you!
If you have been told previously by the American Red Cross or another blood center that you should never donate blood, please disregard this message. If you recently made a blood donation, or if you have already scheduled an appointment to donate blood, please accept our thanks on behalf of the patients whose lives you may have touched.
To donate blood you must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 lbs. and be in good health.
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