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Updated: August 25 2008 Hit a Home Run... Donate Blood! All donors receive a two tickets to a Cincinnati Reds game Beginning Monday, August 25th thru Friday, August 29th all donors who give blood at any blood drive or neighborhood donor center will receive 2 free tickets for the August 31st Cincinnati Reds baseball game! As a special bonus, one lucky donor will receive 2 luxury Diamond Seats (a value of $250.00 per seat) for the September 3rd game at Great American Ball Park! This is a great time to step up to the plate and make a blood donation prior to the Labor Day weekend, which is historically a weekend of high blood usage in our community. 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 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. 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 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.
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