Cobble Hill’s local precinct will be hosting a Blood Drive, sponsored by the New York Blood Center, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. The Blood Drive Bus will be parked in front of the 76th Precinct Station House at 191 Union Street and will accept blood donations from 12:30 PM, through 6:30 PM.
Giving blood is incredibly easy so if your healthy enough to donate, please do. Some reasons to give…
- Every three seconds, someone in this country needs a lifesaving blood transfusion.
- One pint of blood can help save as many as three lives.
- The demand for transfusions is increasing as the population ages and more sophisticated medical care and surgeries, requiring transfusion support, become more commonplace.
- New York Blood Center alone requires over 2,000 volunteer blood donations each day to meet the transfusion needs of patients in close to 200 New York and New Jersey hospitals.