01/31/12  Absence makes the heart grow fonder, except when you’re talking about blood donors. Every day, hospital patients depend on steady and consistent blood donations from volunteer donors for the blood they may need for ongoing and emergency medical care. And with February being American Heart Month, it’s a great time to put your...
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01/03/11 January is the perfect time to honor the people who help others through the simple act of giving blood. Since 1970, January has been known as National Blood Donor Month. It’s a time when blood organizations like the American Red Cross pay tribute to the nearly 11 million people who give blood each...
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11/18/11 Some say Thanksgiving should be more than just a single day. When you donate blood through your American Red Cross, you can give thanks for a lifetime. “As you reflect on what you are grateful for this holiday season, set aside time to come donate blood,” said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio...
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09/14/11 You can bring hope to a child’s life in the time it might take to eat lunch with a friend. By donating blood through the American Red Cross, you can help provide the blood some children may need for their ongoing cancer care. With September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, blood donors are...
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07/28/11 Most everyone at some point in their lives will meet someone who has received blood products. “Blood is needed more than you think,” Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. “In fact, in the next two seconds, someone in America will need blood.” Blood needs are...
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06/28/11  The supply of type O negative blood at the American Red Cross has dropped to critically low levels.  Type O negative blood is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients with any blood type, especially in emergency situations.   Type O negative donors are needed now to help prevent the...
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05/26/11 Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter is sponsoring a Blood Drive this Saturday, May 28th at the farmers’ Market.  Citizens will be able to donate blood from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Market located at the corner of River and Garro Streets.  Each donor at the Blood Drive will receive a free t-shirt...
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03/29/11 For 130 years, the American Red Cross has helped individuals and families prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. And each spring, the U.S. President acknowledges the American Red Cross by issuing a proclamation that declares March as Red Cross Month. In 1881, 60-year-old Clara Barton broadened the scope of the Red Cross...
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03/01/11 The public encouraged to donate blood and help save lives. March is the perfect time to give blood since March is Red Cross Month and the 60th Anniversary of the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region.  “Chances are, wherever you live or wherever you go, you’re likely to encounter someone whose life has been touched...
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01/24/11 Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter will host his second Blood Drive on Friday, January 28th at the Life Enrichment Center.  The Blood Drive will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and appointments are now being accepted by Laura Mann in the Mayor’s Office.  You can call for appointments at 936-6717. All blood collected...
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