NY Blood Center Needs Your Help
Thursday, January 27, 2011
January is National Blood Donor Month, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, urges the community to please donate blood to continue replenishment of the regional blood supply after the snowstorm of January 7-8, 2011 and the blizzard of December 26-27, 2010. More wintry weather can be expected in the days and weeks ahead.
"We're still down about seven percent from what we need in blood donations, and we need everyone's continued help. We shudder to think what would've happened if our communities hadn't answered our call for help after the blizzard. NYBC, and the hospital patients we serve, thank you," said Rob Purvis, NYBC Vice President.
Blood is traditionally in short supply during the winter months due to holidays, travel schedules, inclement weather and illness. Approximately 25% of regional blood collection comes from high schools and colleges, many of which have winter recess this month.
Each day in the U.S., more than 40,000 units of blood are needed in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities for patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant recipients, and to help save the lives of accident victims. Approximately five million Americans will receive a blood transfusion this year, and the only place to get this precious resource is from volunteer blood donors.
Fewer than 5 percent of healthy Americans eligible to donate blood actually donate each year. In New York, only 2% actually donate.
Rockland residents can donate blood locally at the Rockland Donor Center located at 25 Smith Street in Nanuet on the 5th floor or by going to one of these upcoming blood drives.
1/28/2011
2:45PM - 8:45PM
Willow Grove Middle School
153 Storrs Road
Thiells , New York 10984
1/30/2011
8:30AM - 2:30PM
St. Francis of Assisi
128 Parrott Road
West Nyack , New York 10994
2/8/2011
1:00PM 7:00PM
Finkelstein Memorial Library
24 Chestnut Street
Spring Valley , New York 10977
2/9/2011
10:00AM - 5:30PM
NYS Helen Hayes Hospital
Route 9W
West Haverstraw , New York 10993
2/13/2011
8:30AM - 2:30PM
St. Augustine R. C. Church
140 Maple Avenue
New City , New York 10956
2/20/2011
7:30AM - 1:00PM
St. Gregory Barbarigo R.C. Church
25 Cinder Road
Garnerville , New York 10923
"We're still down about seven percent from what we need in blood donations, and we need everyone's continued help. We shudder to think what would've happened if our communities hadn't answered our call for help after the blizzard. NYBC, and the hospital patients we serve, thank you," said Rob Purvis, NYBC Vice President.
Blood is traditionally in short supply during the winter months due to holidays, travel schedules, inclement weather and illness. Approximately 25% of regional blood collection comes from high schools and colleges, many of which have winter recess this month.
Each day in the U.S., more than 40,000 units of blood are needed in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities for patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant recipients, and to help save the lives of accident victims. Approximately five million Americans will receive a blood transfusion this year, and the only place to get this precious resource is from volunteer blood donors.
Fewer than 5 percent of healthy Americans eligible to donate blood actually donate each year. In New York, only 2% actually donate.
Rockland residents can donate blood locally at the Rockland Donor Center located at 25 Smith Street in Nanuet on the 5th floor or by going to one of these upcoming blood drives.
1/28/2011
2:45PM - 8:45PM
Willow Grove Middle School
153 Storrs Road
Thiells , New York 10984
1/30/2011
8:30AM - 2:30PM
St. Francis of Assisi
128 Parrott Road
West Nyack , New York 10994
2/8/2011
1:00PM 7:00PM
Finkelstein Memorial Library
24 Chestnut Street
Spring Valley , New York 10977
2/9/2011
10:00AM - 5:30PM
NYS Helen Hayes Hospital
Route 9W
West Haverstraw , New York 10993
2/13/2011
8:30AM - 2:30PM
St. Augustine R. C. Church
140 Maple Avenue
New City , New York 10956
2/20/2011
7:30AM - 1:00PM
St. Gregory Barbarigo R.C. Church
25 Cinder Road
Garnerville , New York 10923
