Hoxworth Blood Center - Donate Now

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Soar with the Butterflies
All donors entered to win a Family 4-Pack of tickets to the
Krohn Conservatory Butterfly Show

CINCINNATI –Hoxworth Blood Center invites you to soar with the butterflies of China at the Krohn Conservatory Butterfly Show 2008 “The Silk Road”. All donors giving blood at mobile units and/or neighborhood donor centers during the week of May 12th thru May 17th will be automatically registered to win one of thirty, Family 4-Packs to the Butterfly Show.

Congratulations to our WINNERS!

NAME	Donation Location
Richard Yeager	Northgate Platelet
Catherine O'Hagan	Good Sam Hospital
Robert Luck	Blue Ash
Anne Kelly	Mason
Martha Hudson	Northgate Platelet
Jerome Zoeller	UC College Business
Teresa Szymik	Givuadan Flavors
Michael Nuellen	F & M Mafco
Laura Myron	Tri-County
Donna Lubeck	Western Hills
Peter Tennant	Anderson
Christopher Kolik	Downtown
Rodney Grubb	Anderson
Clinton Elfers	Genome
Susan Brodbeck	P&G MV Innovation
Lola Wanderwoude	P&G HCRC Mason
Roy Praechter	Tri-County
Gerald Nixon	Dearborn County
John Janusz	P&G HCRC Mason
Michael Fugitt	Dearborn County
Sherry Wright	Johnson Investment
Kenneth Underdown	Tri-County
Cheryl Schuler	Blue Ash
Deborah Reinert	Mercy Anderson
Debra Reece	Mercy Anderson
Michael Ossing	Western Hills
Daniel Gottlieb	Central
Larry Dinkins	Central
Christina Carter	Anderson
Vicki Cannon	Western Hills

Make your donation soar:
Maximize your precious gift of blood 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.
To maintain our community blood supply Hoxworth encourages all donors to give every eight weeks for whole blood, sixteen weeks for double red cells and every two weeks for platelets.

Donors with types A or AB blood, are encouraged to give platelets.

How to Donate:
Donating blood is safe and easy. You must be at least 17 years old and in good health. You must weigh at least 110 pounds and bring identification to donate. It is recommended that donors eat a good meal and drink plenty of water within four hours before donating.

Please call (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091 to schedule an appointment at a neighborhood donor center. To locate a community blood drive or if you are a registered donor and want to schedule online, please visit our Donate Now page.

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 29 hospitals in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects over 90,000 units of blood from local donors.