Community Events
Black History Month - Blood Drive
Feb 18, 2013 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
United Blood Services Bonita Lakes Center
1177 Bonita Lakes Circle
Meridian, MS
Celebrate Black History Month by saving lives in the community
Meridian, MS. 13-year-old Angel is suffering from a severe pain crisis. Her mom carries her into the hospital because she cannot walk. Twins Joshua and Jordan, high school freshmen, experience similar pain episodes and are hospitalized about five times a year. All three have sickle cell disease and depend on blood transfusions to help them battle this devastating illness. But compatible, lifesaving blood may not always be available for them.
About 100,000 people in the United States suffer from sickle cell disease, mostly African-Americans. Many of these patients are children who need regular blood transfusions to save their lives. Because they are transfused so often, receiving blood from the general donor pool can cause potentially life-threatening reactions. However that is less likely to happen if they can receive blood that’s more closely matched to their own. And the best matches are found among other African-Americans. In addition, African-Americans face other serious health challenges that can require blood transfusions, including kidney disease, high blood pressure and higher birth rates of premature babies.
This Black History month, join United Blood Services as we support patients in our community suffering from sickle cell disease and other health challenges that require blood transfusion. Join us for the Lauderdale County Black History Month Blood Drive. The blood drive will be held on Monday, February 18th from 9 am to 7 pm at United Blood Services Bonita Lakes Center, located at 1177 Bonita Lakes Circle in Meridian.
Make your appointment to give blood at www.UnitedBloodServices.org or by calling 601-482-2482. With each donation, donors receive a free total cholesterol test and earn points in United Blood Services’ Hero in Me reward program.
Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 must have signed permission from a parent or guardian.
United Blood Services has been this area’s non-profit community blood provider since the 1950s and serves patients in 74 hospitals in Mississippi and West Alabama. The United Blood Services network is one of the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit blood service organizations, and is a founding member of America’s Blood Centers and the AABB.
Meridian, MS. 13-year-old Angel is suffering from a severe pain crisis. Her mom carries her into the hospital because she cannot walk. Twins Joshua and Jordan, high school freshmen, experience similar pain episodes and are hospitalized about five times a year. All three have sickle cell disease and depend on blood transfusions to help them battle this devastating illness. But compatible, lifesaving blood may not always be available for them.
About 100,000 people in the United States suffer from sickle cell disease, mostly African-Americans. Many of these patients are children who need regular blood transfusions to save their lives. Because they are transfused so often, receiving blood from the general donor pool can cause potentially life-threatening reactions. However that is less likely to happen if they can receive blood that’s more closely matched to their own. And the best matches are found among other African-Americans. In addition, African-Americans face other serious health challenges that can require blood transfusions, including kidney disease, high blood pressure and higher birth rates of premature babies.
This Black History month, join United Blood Services as we support patients in our community suffering from sickle cell disease and other health challenges that require blood transfusion. Join us for the Lauderdale County Black History Month Blood Drive. The blood drive will be held on Monday, February 18th from 9 am to 7 pm at United Blood Services Bonita Lakes Center, located at 1177 Bonita Lakes Circle in Meridian.
Make your appointment to give blood at www.UnitedBloodServices.org or by calling 601-482-2482. With each donation, donors receive a free total cholesterol test and earn points in United Blood Services’ Hero in Me reward program.
Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 must have signed permission from a parent or guardian.
United Blood Services has been this area’s non-profit community blood provider since the 1950s and serves patients in 74 hospitals in Mississippi and West Alabama. The United Blood Services network is one of the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit blood service organizations, and is a founding member of America’s Blood Centers and the AABB.
Contact: Cheryl Reed
Sr. Donor Recruitment Representative
Phone: (601) 482-2482
creed@bloodsystems.org
Sr. Donor Recruitment Representative
Phone: (601) 482-2482
creed@bloodsystems.org
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