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Community Blood Center is asking donors to consider participating in a Christmas week blood drive at Green Hills Community from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, in the Community Center, 6557 S. U.S. Route 68, West Liberty.
The “Be a Deer — Donate Blood” long-sleeve T-shirt is free to everyone who registers to donate.
Schedule an appointment online at www.donortime. com or call (800) 388-4483.
The holiday season is a challenging time for maintaining the area blood supply. Holiday activities, wintry weather and seasonal illnesses can reduce the number of donors and disrupt blood drive schedules. If you must miss an opportunity to donate, reschedule when you can.
The challenges for maintaining our region’s blood supply go beyond the usual demands of the holiday season. CBC enters the New Year with the mission of building a new community of dedicated platelet and plasma donors.
The automated process of giving platelets and plasma is called “apheresis” and the number of these special donors is dwindling. Overall, about 53 percent of the CBC donor base is over the age of 50.
Read complete LOCAL NOTES in Friday’s Examiner.
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