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GIVE THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE!! - - GREAT NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION!!
SAVING LIVES TAKES ALL TYPES OF BLOOD -- GIVE YOUR TYPE!!
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY NEED FOR BLOOD!! Be a hero and bring a friend or two to the St. Ann Church Blood Drive
(45 Anderson Street in Raritan, NJ 08869) on Sunday, February 7 from 8 AM - 2 PM.
* Anyone in good health between 17 - 75 years old can donate. A new bill just passed the House and Senate allowing 16 year
olds (with parental permission) to donate * you can donate blood every 56 days * Photo ID required
* Walk ins are welcome * Earn Red Cell Advantage Points, redeemable for gifts * Babysitting available * Baked goods
-- 1 out of 3 of us will need blood therapy at some point in our lives.
-- Recipients of blood donations are:
1. cancer patients
2. surgery and transplant patients
3. accident and burn victims
4. premature babies
5. individuals with blood and bone marrow diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell, and others
THE SAD FACTS!
- only 2% of the population in NJ donates blood!
- NJ imports 25% of the blood needed for patients in our hospitals from other states
For more information, please contact M.Augusta Santos @ 908.707.1699 / masantos5@aol.com
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