The American Red Cross is proud to announce it is teaming up with Promise Keepers at select venues around the country for the second consecutive year. The Red Cross hopes that a large number of the men who come to town for worship, fellowship and inspiration will be inspired to take time out of their busy weekend to donate blood and help save lives.
Men of all walks of life and faiths will descend on Nashville, TN for the Promise Keepers conference on July 20, and everyone is invited to donate blood. Every presenting donor will receive a specially designed American Red Cross/Promise Keepers t-shirt (pictured below.)
"Men of today are caught in a flood of information, images, and schedules."
- www.promisekeepers.org
The same can be said about the public when it comes to donating blood. The American Red Cross hopes the message of helping save lives is not lost in the flood of information most Americans are under every day. Hopefully the opportunity to give blood will plant a seed in everyone’s mind that they can take home with them and continue to help save lives throughout the year.
The blood drive will take place on Friday, July 20 at the Nashville Arena from 3:30pm - 7:30pm. Please schedule a blood donation appointment online at www.givelife.org using sponsor code PromiseKeepers19. You will be asked to create a profile and you will receive an email confirmation.
You may also call 1-800-826-6239.
Eligibility questions may be posed at 1-800-GIVE LIFE.
Every two seconds someone in American needs blood. The need for blood reaches far beyond what you see in headlines: cancer, leukemia, sickle cell anemia, premature babies, burn victims and many other everyday situations require blood transfusions. Chances are everyone knows someone who has been afflicted with one of these health challenges. If all eligible blood donors would give on a regular basis, blood needs would be a thing of the past.
To be eligible to donate you must be healthy, at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not have given whole blood in the past 56 days or a double red cell in the last 112 days. There is no upper age limit. You may not give blood if you have received Red Cross notification asking you not donate. Please bring ID or your donor card.
Via:
Drue Hackney
American Red Cross
Donor Recruitment Representative
http://tnvalley.redcross.org/
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