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updated: December 21, 2006
 
Rebecca Bennett Blood Drives
 
Two year old Rebecca Bennett has recently been diagnosed with leukemia and needs extensive blood transfusions as part of her treatment at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
 
 
Family, friends and co-workers have organized a series of blood drives to make it convenient for people to donate to help Rebecca and the hundreds of other area patients who are in need of blood transfusions.
 
   
 
Rebecca is the daughter of Michael Bennett (a Pierce Twp. police lieutenant) and Kristin Bennett (former Hoxworth employee).
 
Please use the code "926" when donating. Hoxworth will track all donations and will let her family know just how many people gave "the gift of life" in honor of Rebecca.
 
Appointments are encouraged at all drives, but walk-in donors will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
upcoming blood drives:

Lynchburg Fire & Ambulance Community Blood Drive
 date: Thursday, Dec. 28
 time:  2 to 7:30 pm
location: Lynchburg Fire & Ambulance, 8123 State Route 135,
contact for appointment: (937) 364-2915

Pierce Township Police Department Community Blood Drive
 date: Wed, Jan. 3
 time: Noon to 6 p.m.
 location: Pierce Township offices, 950 Locust Corner Rd.
contact for appointment: (513) 706-4217

Village of New Richmond Community Blood Drive
 date: Thursday, Jan. 4
 time: 2:30 to 8 p.m.
 location: Cranston Memorial Presbyterian Church, Washington and Union Street, New Richmond
contact for appointment: (513) 201-2195
 
 If you would like to organize a blood drive to help Rebecca and hundreds of other area patients who are in need of blood donations, please call Hoxworth at (513) 558-1280.
 
Hoxworth is accepting donations in Rebecca's name at all blood drives and donor centers:
  • Call our Appointment Center at (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091 to speak with tele-recruitment representative.
  • Visit one of our nine neighborhood donor centers or a community blood drive.
  • E-mail our Appointment Center and someone will call you back. Please include:
    • name
    • date of birth
    • phone number
    • where you want to donate
    • date and time of donation
  • Click here to send email: hoxapctr@ucmail.uc.edu.
Appointments are encouraged, but walk-in donors will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

About Hoxworth:
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati Medical Center needs to collect blood from 350 blood donors and 40 platelet donors each day to keep up with the needs of tri-state patients. Hoxworth, founded in 1938, serves 28 hospitals in 17 counties in Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects over 90,000 units of blood from local donors.
 
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