In celebration of January National Blood Donor Month, Heartland Blood Centers, an independent not-for-profit blood center serving 47 hospitals in a 12-county region in Illinois and Indiana, invites all healthy members of the community to share their good health through blood donation. January is the highest transfusion month of the year as patients who can delay their non-emergency surgeries and treatments do so until after the holidays.
All donors who give blood at Heartland center or mobile locations during this January National Blood Donor Month will receive a $10 Target gift card. To be a blood donor, individuals must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with written parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds; be symptom free of cold, flu and allergies; and be in general good health. Donors who have traveled outside the United States within the past 12 months should contact Heartland at 1-800-7TO-GIVE to determine eligibility.
The Kirkland Lions will be holding a Blood Drive this Thursday, January 17, 2013 from 3:00pm until 7:00pm. The Kirkland Lions Blood Drive will be held at the Kirkland Fire Barn about 1 mile west of town at 3891 State Rt. 72 in Kirkland. Heartland Blood Center will be collecting the blood.
Also on Thursday, the DeKalb Masonic Lodge #144 at Fairview and South 4th Street in DeKalb will be collecting blood between 3:00pm – 7:00pm. Please call Jamie Lauer from Heartland Blood Center at (815)758-7268 if you have any questions about either collection. To locate other collection sites / days please visit Heartland Blood Center’s website.
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