Jefferson County Blood Drives Jan 20 – 24, 2014

Published by Editor on January 15, 2014.
Published under Jefferson County Events

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medic-logo-10032011January is National Blood Center Month

January is a great month for setting goals and resolutions for life improvement.    How about improving someone else’s life?   Medic Regional Blood Center encourages the community to add blood donation to their resolution list and try and donate at least four times this year.    “By donating blood, you are saving lives right here in the community,” emphasizes Christi Fightmaster, Medic Spokesperson.   The blood you donate to the area blood provider stays in the greater East Tennessee area to save the lives of countless hospital patients.   “If all eligible donors donated at least once more time a year or brought a friend along, there would rarely be blood shortages, “ says Fightmaster.

The area has a critical need for all blood types, especially O Negative and B Negative.    Medic officials say they have been hit hard by the recent inclement weather and by cold and flu season.   Donors presenting do donate must be well and healthy.   Medic has two donor centers:  1601 Ailor Avenue and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut behind Pittsburgh Paints.    Community drives are also planned for added convenience.

  • January 20,  Appalachian Electric Cooperative, 1109 Hill Drive, 9am – 4pm, Inside Conference Room.
  • January 24, Big Lots/Jefferson City, 11am – 6pm,m Bloodmobile.
  • January 24, Citizens National Bank/White Pine, 2002 Walnut Street, 11am – 6pm, Bloodmobile.

Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh 110 pounds or more (16 year-olds weighing 120 pounds or more can donate but must have parental consent) and all donors must have positive identification.   All donors will receive a free t-shirt and coupon for an appetizer to Texas Roadhouse.