{"id":70230,"date":"2016-06-24T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70230"},"modified":"2016-06-23T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T02:07:38","slug":"wsyr-news-channel-9-and-american-red-cross-team-up-holiday-heroes-blood-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70230","title":{"rendered":"WSYR News Channel 9 and American Red Cross team up Holiday Heroes Blood Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donors will receive $10 gift VISA gift cards courtesy of Suburban Propane\u00a0and lunch cooler<\/em><\/h3>\n

The American Red Cross and WSYR News Channel 9\u00a0invite residents of Syracuse and surrounding communities to donate blood at the annual WSYR\u00a0News Channel 9 Holiday Heroes Blood Drive :<\/p>\n

Destiny USA, Legacy section next to Lenscrafters,\u00a0July 1,2,3 from 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. and\u00a0July 4 from 10 a,m, to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

To make an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org, call 1-800- RED-CROSS or use the Blood Donor App.<\/p>\n

Suburban Propane is the official national sponsor of the American Red Cross Blood Services\u00a0summer campaign and is helping to increase awareness of the constant need for blood and\u00a0platelet donations. Those who come to donate can get a $10 Visa gift card, courtesy of Suburban Propane. Presenting donors will also receive a Red Cross lunch cooler.<\/p>\n

Blood and platelet donations often decline during the summer months when busy summer\u00a0schedules and vacation plans can cause some donors to be less available to give. Additionally,\u00a0blood donations at high school and college blood drives, which account for as much as 20 percent of blood donations during the school year, decline when many schools are out of\u00a0session. But, the need for blood remains constant all summer long.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Red Cross needs blood donors now and throughout the summer to help patients who\u00a0depend on lifesaving transfusions,\u201d said Patty Corvaia, communications manager, Red Cross\u00a0New York-Penn Blood Services Region. \u201cThe need for blood doesn\u2019t get a summer holiday or\u00a0vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the summer months of June, July and August, on average, about two fewer donors\u00a0schedule an appointment to give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what patients need.<\/p>\n

This can add up to nearly 100,000 fewer donations during the summer.<\/p>\n

How to donate blood<\/p>\n

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- 733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver\u2019s license\u00a0or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age\u00a0(16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good\u00a0health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age\u00a0and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.<\/p>\n

Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their\u00a0pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior\u00a0to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org\/RapidPass\u00a0and follow the instructions on the site.<\/p>\n

About the American Red Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters;\u00a0supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides\u00a0international humanitarian aid and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross\u00a0is a not-for- profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American\u00a0public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or\u00a0cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donors will receive $10 gift VISA gift cards courtesy of Suburban Propane\u00a0and lunch cooler The American Red Cross and WSYR News Channel 9\u00a0invite residents of Syracuse and surrounding communities to donate blood at the annual WSYR\u00a0News Channel 9 Holiday Heroes Blood Drive : Destiny USA, Legacy section next to Lenscrafters,\u00a0July 1,2,3 from 9 a.m.- 8 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}