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Blood Drive

There will be a blood drive on Wednesday, March 25^th from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. in the community center of the T.J. Health Pavilion located at 310 N L Rogers Wells Blvd., Glasgow.

Blood drives nationwide are being cancelled at an alarming rate, which is decreasing the nation’s blood supply. As of last week, it is estimated that 150,000 units have been lost due to cancellations. Because the need for blood never stops, T.J. Regional Health will host multiple blood drives over the next few weeks at the T.J. Health Pavilion Community Center.

We understand why people may be hesitant to come out for a blood drive, but the American Red Cross has implemented additional precautions to ensure the safety of donors and staff, including:

• Checking the temperature of staff and donors before entering a drive to make sure they are healthy
• Providing hand sanitizer for use before the drive, as well as throughout the donation process
• Spacing beds, where possible, to follow social distancing practices between blood donors, and
• Increasing enhanced disinfecting of surfaces and equipment

Please consider donating blood during this time, and encourage others to give as well. For an appointment please visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Be a Big Dill; Save Local Lives this Spring

Donate blood this spring and tell the world what a “Big Dill” you are!

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Blood Center knows blood donors are a big deal, and to celebrate donors KBC is giving away this pun-ny “Big Dill” shirt this spring. It will put a spring in your step to save local lives at an upcoming mobile blood drive, and you’ll get this great T-Shirt as a thank you.

Coming off of a particularly difficult winter flu season, KBC needs healthy donors to roll up their sleeves this spring to replenish the blood supply so that patients in local hospitals can recover from surgeries, cancers and other serious illness.

Donors can spring into action at this upcoming blood drive:

Adair County Community

Tuesday, April 7 from 12:30–5:30 pm

Fellowship Hall Columbia Church of Christ

at 501 Jamestown Street Columbia.

Blood donors must be at least 17-years-old (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, be in general good health, show a photo I.D. and meet additional requirements. Sixteen-year-old donors must have a signed parental permission slip, found at kybloodcenter.org.

Walk-ins are welcome. To schedule a donation, visit kybloodcenter.org or call 800.775.2522. On the day of donation, donors can complete their health history questions on a tablet, computer or smartphone prior to coming to the blood drive by using QuickPass.

About Kentucky Blood Center

Celebrating more than 50 years of saving lives in Kentucky, KBC is the largest independent, full-service, nonprofit blood center in Kentucky. Licensed by the FDA, KBC’s sole purpose is to collect, process and distribute blood for patients in Kentucky. KBC provides services in 90 Kentucky counties and has donor centers in Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville and Somerset.