Information about eligibility and what to expect, and where you can donate blood.
Make an Appointment to Donate Blood Here, www.givelife.org.
Is your school, organization, business or group looking for a way to become more involved in the community? Find out more about sponsoring a blood drive.
Volunteers are the heart and soul of the American Red Cross. Find out more about volunteer opportunities.
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PRESENT TO DONATE BLOOD IN JULY OR AUGUST 2009, GET A FREE CARTON OF ICE CREAM!*
A partnership of Friendly Ice Cream and the American Red Cross Northeast Division.
To find a local Red Cross blood drive in your area call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or click here to schedule your appointment online.
Why Are We Giving Away a Carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream?
Well, two reasons, really. First, we want to thank our volunteer blood donors for literally giving of themselves to help others in need.
Second, summer is a time when blood donations typically drop to low levels. Blood donations typically drop due to travel, planned activities, and the absence of high school and college blood drives. Hopefully, this sweet reward will encourage more folks to donate.
Why Is My Blood Donation So Important?
When patients need blood to help save their lives, they need it immediately. So when blood donations drop, this leaves patients at risk. We're talking about patients undergoing cancer treatment, premature babies, accident victims, stroke and heart attack victims, patients undergoing organ transplants....
The list goes on, and may include you or someone you know.
But there’s one thing everyone on this list has in common: patients in need of blood rely entirely on the generosity of strangers like you.
Enjoy life’s sweet rewards with a carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream!
Make an Appointment to Help Save a Life!
To find a local Red Cross blood drive in your area call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or click here to schedule your appointment online.
*This Promotion is valid only for blood donors presenting at American Red Cross blood drives from July 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009, in the American Red Cross Northeast Division. All presenting donors will receive a coupon for a carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream, redeemable at participating Friendly’s restaurants. Coupons expire September 30, 2009. Tax additional where applicable.
American Red Cross, Northeast Division Geography includes the entire states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The following New York counties: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming and Yates. The following Pennsylvania counties:
Berks, Bradford, Cameron, Carbon, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Dauphin, Elk, Erie, Forest, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, and McKean.
Good Sports Give Blood
Present to donate blood at any American Red Cross blood drive in Connecticut, and enter to become the "Blood Donor of the Game"!
To find out more about the exciting prize packs being offered through Connecticut's Good Sports Give Blood Program, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. But only 5% of the eligible donors in the U.S. give blood in any given year. Despite all medical advances, healthy volunteer blood donors are the only source of blood.
Blood is needed for emergencies and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell, anemia and other illnesses. Some people need regular blood transfusions to live.
Many people say they have never given blood because they haven't been asked. Please, consider yourself asked. The need is real. The need is now.
To make an appointment to donate blood, please visit www.givelife.org or call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543).
Click Here to find a blood drive near you.
