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Join Hoxworth Blood
Center and Newport on the Levee to help save lives at our 2008 Summer
Vacation Blood Drive!
date: Thursday, July 17, 2008
time: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
place:
Newport on the Levee
Riverwalk Level next
to Barnes & Noble
contact:
Katie Glahn at (513) 558-1562
All
donors will receive a Hoxworth t-shirt!
One
lucky donor will receive 2 tickets to the
Vans
Warped Tour on July 30
Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health
Center needs to collect
from 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer
platelet donors each day to keep up with the
demands of tri-state
hospitals and their patients. Hoxworth, founded in 1938, serves 29
hospitals
in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and
Southeastern Indiana. Annually,
Hoxworth collects over 90,000 units of
blood from local volunteer donors.
Donating blood and is safe and easy, and is a great way to give back to
your community.
Each donation takes about one hour and could save up to
three lives.
The requirements to give blood are:
•Age: At least 17 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.
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