{"id":74871,"date":"2016-11-05T02:38:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T06:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74871"},"modified":"2016-11-04T20:43:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T00:43:42","slug":"turkey-a-day-giveaway-kicks-off-november-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74871","title":{"rendered":"Turkey-A- Day Giveaway kicks off November 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donor selected daily to win $50 VISA card throughout November<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A holiday tradition of the American Red Cross New\u00a0York-Penn Blood Services Region kicks off Nov. 1. As a way of saying \u201cthank you\u201d to our\u00a0dedicated blood donors in the region, the Red Cross will give away a $50 VISA gift card every\u00a0day throughout the month of November.<\/p>\n

The card can be used toward a holiday feast or other\u00a0expenses. All presenting donors who give blood or platelets at a blood donation center or\u00a0mobile blood drive in the New York-Penn Region during November will be entered in the daily\u00a0Turkey-A- Day Giveaway.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, Americans gather at Thanksgiving and reflect on what they are grateful for,\u201d said\u00a0Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Services Market Manager Shawn O\u2019Hargan. \u201cOne of the\u00a0things we\u2019re grateful for is the 151,000 blood donors in the New York-Penn Blood Services\u00a0Region who help us fulfill our mission by helping us save lives. This is our way of saying thanks\u00a0for giving.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to donate blood or platelets this holiday\u00a0season. Blood and platelet donations decline from Thanksgiving to New Year\u2019s Day as people\u00a0get busy with holiday activities. Donors are needed in the weeks leading up to the holidays to\u00a0help ensure blood is available for patients throughout the holiday season.<\/p>\n

The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 units of blood every day to meet the needs of\u00a0patients throughout the country. In the New York-Penn Region, an estimated 1,000 units of\u00a0blood are collected daily to serve patients in 90 hospitals and transfusion centers in New York\u00a0and western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

How to donate blood<\/em><\/p>\n

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit\u00a0redcrossblood.org\u00a0or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- 733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood\u00a0types 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\u00a0age\u00a0in most states\u00a0(16 with parental consent\u00a0where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110\u00a0pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students\u00a0and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight\u00a0requirements.<\/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><\/p>\n

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters;\u00a0supplies about 40 percent of the nation&#39;s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international 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":"

Donor selected daily to win $50 VISA card throughout November A holiday tradition of the American Red Cross New\u00a0York-Penn Blood Services Region kicks off Nov. 1. As a way of saying \u201cthank you\u201d to our\u00a0dedicated blood donors in the region, the Red Cross will give away a $50 VISA gift card every\u00a0day throughout the month […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-jtB","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg?fit=719%2C673&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74871","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=74871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74871\/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=74871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}