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Updated: October 10 2008

7th Annual Bengals Blood Drive

All donors will receive a free Bengals T-shirt!

The Cincinnati Bengals and Local 12 have teamed up with Hoxworth Blood Center to host the 7th Annual Bengals Blood Drive on Wednesday, October 22nd at Paul Brown Stadium 10:00am to 7:00pm. Parking is free and all donors will receive a free Bengals t-shirt and be automatically entered to win a pair of tickets for either the November 30th or the December 14th Bengals game at Paul Brown Stadium.

If you can’t join us on October 22nd, Hoxworth Blood Center will be celebrating “Bengals Week” at all of our Neighborhood Donor Centers. Donate blood on October 20th, 21st, 23rd or 24th at any open neighborhood donor center or community blood drive and you will receive a free Bengals t-shirt!

Make your donation a WINNING TOUCHDOWN:

Bring a friend, family member or co-worker to make a blood donation.
Maximize your blood donation by making a Double Red Cell donation.
In addition to your regular donations, give before or after major holidays and during the winter and summer months.
Donating frequently ensures that we have the blood we need to support our 31 area hospitals. Hoxworth encourages all donors to give every eight weeks for whole blood, sixteen weeks for double red cells and every two weeks for platelets.
If you have either A or AB blood types, you can boost your donation by giving platelets.

Appointments to donate blood are recommended. Please call (513) 451-0910 to schedule your appointment or visit www.hoxworth.org. Walk-ins are always welcome.

The requirements to give blood are:
• Age: At least 16 years old and in good general health. There is no upper age limit.
• Weight: Minimum of 110 pounds.
• Identification: Must provide photo I.D.
• Food: Eat a good meal within four hours before giving.
• Drink: Drink plenty of water or juice before and after donating.

Hoxworth is now offering free cholesterol screening tests to all blood donors. The non-fasting total serum cholesterol level test will be part of all successful blood donations, and is intended to be a screening only. Hoxworth is offering the free tests at all blood collection sites, including the nine Greater Cincinnati neighborhood donor centers and all bloodmobile operations. Donors can obtain the results of the screening three days after the blood donation, by phone only. Hoxworth will provide each donor at the time of donation a unique ID number and phone number to call.

About Hoxworth:

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, is celebrating 70 years of saving lives. At least 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors are essential each day to keep up with the demands of tri-state hospitals and their patients. Founded in 1938, we serve 31 hospitals in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects over 90,000 units of blood from local donors.

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