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February 16, 2012
March Designated as Red Cross Month
Contact:
Dan Fox, Communications Associate
314-658-2036 ; foxd@usa.redcross.org
Dan Fox, Communications Associate
314-658-2036 ; foxd@usa.redcross.org
March is Red Cross Month. Show your support for the Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross by donating blood, hosting a blood drive at your workplace, or volunteering your time.
For nearly 100 years, U.S. Presidents called on Americans to support the Red Cross and its humanitarian mission. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to proclaim March as Red Cross Month in 1943. Every president since Roosevelt followed suit by issuing proclamations designating March Red Cross Month.
The Red Cross began helping people 131 years ago by responding to disasters, assisting members of the military, teaching lifesaving skills and serving as one of the largest blood suppliers in the United States.
Nationally, the Red Cross responds to an average of nearly 200 disasters every day. The organization provides a round-the-clock link between those in the military and their families, and supplies blood and blood products to approximately 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country. Our region serves 79 area hospitals and their patients.
Your one blood donation every 56 days does make a difference. Just one donation has the potential to save up to three lives. And since blood has a shelf life of just 42 days, it must constantly be replenished.
By supporting the Red Cross blood program, you are performing an important community service that benefits everyone. Approximately every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood and 44, 000 units of blood are needed each day. Blood donations are used for heart surgeries, joint-replacement surgeries, organ transplants, premature babies, leukemia and cancer treatments, and much more.
Catch the spirit of Red Cross Month this March and carry it with you throughout the year. For more information or to schedule a blood donation appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
For nearly 100 years, U.S. Presidents called on Americans to support the Red Cross and its humanitarian mission. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to proclaim March as Red Cross Month in 1943. Every president since Roosevelt followed suit by issuing proclamations designating March Red Cross Month.
The Red Cross began helping people 131 years ago by responding to disasters, assisting members of the military, teaching lifesaving skills and serving as one of the largest blood suppliers in the United States.
Nationally, the Red Cross responds to an average of nearly 200 disasters every day. The organization provides a round-the-clock link between those in the military and their families, and supplies blood and blood products to approximately 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country. Our region serves 79 area hospitals and their patients.
Your one blood donation every 56 days does make a difference. Just one donation has the potential to save up to three lives. And since blood has a shelf life of just 42 days, it must constantly be replenished.
By supporting the Red Cross blood program, you are performing an important community service that benefits everyone. Approximately every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood and 44, 000 units of blood are needed each day. Blood donations are used for heart surgeries, joint-replacement surgeries, organ transplants, premature babies, leukemia and cancer treatments, and much more.
Catch the spirit of Red Cross Month this March and carry it with you throughout the year. For more information or to schedule a blood donation appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
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