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Darke County
Area Blood Drives in January
Darke County, Ohio – The Darke County Area is showing support for
January National Blood Donor Month with a several community blood drive
options. “The Donor Tee” long-sleeve t-shirt is free to everyone
who registers to donate. Schedule an appointment online at
www.DonorTime.com or call 1-800-388-GIVE.
Community Blood Center is encouraging all eligible community members to
begin the year by giving blood. The limited edition “The Donor
Tee” long-sleeve t-shirt is bright blue with “Donor” in bold, white
letters along the left arm. It’s available Tuesday, Jan. 2 through
Saturday, Jan. 20 when you register to donate at a CBC Donor Center and
most CBC mobile blood drives.
BLOOD SUPPLY CHALLENGES OF WINTER & THE NEW YEAR
Winter is a challenging time of year for maintaining the area blood
supply. The holidays, severe weather and seasonal illnesses
prevent many from donating and can disrupt CBC’s blood drive
schedule. If you must miss an appointment to donate please
reschedule as soon as possible.
The challenges for sustaining our region’s blood supply go beyond the
usual demands of the winter season. CBC enters the New Year with
the mission of building a new community of dedicated platelet and
plasma donors.
The automated process of giving platelets and plasma is called
“apheresis” and the number of these special donors is dwindling.
CBC’s most dedicated donors are ageing, with about 53 percent of the
donor base now over the age of 50.
January is National Blood Donor Month, a traditional time to thank
donors and encourage donations during the winter months. Rep. Steve
Huffman of Miami County, an ER physician and lifetime donor, is
currently leading an effort in the Ohio General Assembly to designate
January Blood Donor Awareness Month in Ohio.
Monday, January 8, 2018
Union City City Building
105 North Columbia Street, Union City, IN
2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Union City Lions Club
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged
Monday, January 8, 2018
Faith United Methodist Church
101 East South Street, Arcanum
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged!
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Greenville Church of the Brethren
421 Central Ave., Greenville
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Greater Greenville Ministerial Association
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged!
Friday, January 12, 208
Franklin Monroe High School
8691 Oakes Road, Pitsburg
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sponsored by: Franklin Monroe High School National Honor Society
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged!
New Hours for 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
Versailles K of C Hall
8440 St. Rt. 47, Versailles, Ohio
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Sponsored by: Versailles Knights of Columbus
Open to the Community
Appointments Encouraged!
CBC will focus in the New Year on calling for young people to become
the “next generation of donors” and asking new and current donors to
help CBC meet the challenges of the future by becoming apheresis donors.
Learn more at www.GivingBlood.org
Connect with Community Blood Center for the latest information and
services at www.GivingBlood.org. Get fast and complete answers on how
to make your first donation, organize a blood drive, or bring our
education program to your school. Get all the updates in the CBC/CTS
newsroom, find quick links to our social media pages, or schedule your
next appointment to donate by connecting to www.DonorTime.com.
Blood donation requirements: Donors are required to provide a
photo ID that includes their full name. Past CBC donors are also
asked to bring their CBC donor ID card. Donors must be at least
17 years of age (16 years old with parental consent: form available at
www.givingblood.org or at CBC branch & blood drive locations),
weigh a minimum of 110 pounds (you may have to weigh more, depending on
your height), and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) changes blood donor eligibility guidelines
periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited
to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call 1(800)388-GIVE. Make an
appointment at www.DonorTime.com.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services® is an independent,
not-for-profit organization. Community Blood Center provides
blood products to 25 hospitals and health centers within a 15-county
service area in the Miami (Ohio) and Whitewater (Indiana)
Valleys. For more information about Community Blood
Center/Community Tissue Services®, visit www.givingblood.org.
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