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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2009
Community Blood Center (CBC) invites you to join in the nationwide “Make a Difference Day” on Friday, October 23 at all CBC branch locations and Saturday, October 24 at Dayton and West Chester CBC branch locations by donating blood. Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October.
Everyone who registers to donate will receive a caramel apple and hot apple cider. Make an appointment today at www.DonorTime.com or call 1-800-388-GIVE.
Locations: CBC –Dayton, 349 S. Main St, Dayton
CBC – West Chester, 8731 Union Centre Blvd, West Chester
CBC – Springfield, 2200 North Limestone St, Suite 106, Springfield
CBC – Middletown, 3990 Roosevelt Blvd, Suite C, Middletown
CBC – Richmond (IN), 4450 Garwood Place, Richmond
Donors are required to provide a photo ID that includes their full name. Past CBC donors are also asked to bring their CBC donor ID card. Donors must be at least 16 years of age (16 year old donors must have parental consent: form available at www.givingblood.org or at CBC branch & blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call 1(800)388-GIVE.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is registered to ISO 9001:2000. Community Blood Center provides blood products to 24 hospitals in the Miami (Ohio) and Whitewater (Indiana) Valleys. For more information about Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, visit www.givingblood.org.
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