BSM Blood Drive Schedule for 2024 – 2025
Always on Monday | 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
November 11, 2024 • January 13, 2025 • March 10, 2025
The Big Red Bus from ONEBLOOD will be coming to Burnt Store Marina on Monday, November 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. We look forward to seeing our veteran donors and hopefully meeting many new Burnt Store area residents. There will be incentive gifts for all donors. Each successful donor will receive a $20 gift card, 6 reusable cups, and a Chick-fil-A card for a free chicken sandwich.
ONEBLOOD is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) community asset, responsible for providing safe, available, and affordable blood to more than 300 hospital partners and their patients throughout Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. There are many blood donation locations and hospital closures due to Hurricane Helene. While all blood types are needed, there is an increased need for O-negative and O Positive blood as well as Platelet donations.
WHAT IS BLOOD?
There is no substitute for blood, and it cannot be manufactured in a lab. The only source for patients in need of a transfusion is volunteer blood donations. We need YOU TO DONATE NOVEMBER 11. Generally, healthy people age 16 or older, and who weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood. A photo ID is required. To learn more about blood donation, and how donors can target the power of their blood type, visit oneblood.org. All donors receive a wellness checkup of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, a cholesterol screening, plus a surprise gift. One of three people will need blood in their lifetime. Blood that is donated on this day will likely be transfused within two to three days. The turnaround is that fast, and the need is constant. Blood is made up of four main components: red blood cells, platelets, plasma and white blood cells. Each whole blood donation has the potential to save up to three lives.
The bus is located in the Cass Cay/Trading Post parking lot. Make an appointment online, call, or just walk in the day of the drive. Now is a good time to schedule an appointment, or if you have questions, please call Ann Singer at 319-290-5955 or Jo Bucci at 941-445- 8260. To schedule online, log on to oneblood. org. Establish a username and password, and follow directions to schedule. Walk-ins are always welcome. Remember to bring a photo ID. Be sure to eat before you donate, and drink lots of fluids before and after.
Thanks from Ann Singer and Jo
Bucci, volunteers.
