Phillip
Pair of Ishpeming recently reached a milestone when he donated
blood to the U.P.
Regional Blood Center, based at Marquette
General Hospital, for the 100th time.
Phillip
Pair
For his accomplishment,
donor recruiters presented him a cake. “It’s a charitable
thing … something I really enjoy doing,” Pair said. “I
like helping out other people.”
Pair, 58, has donated blood
once every eight weeks for the past 20 years.
The U.P. Regional
Blood Center, located on College Avenue in Marquette, is
open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from
7 a.m.
to 4
p.m. on Fridays.
The U.P. Regional Blood Center also accepts
donations in Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Hancock. To
schedule an appointment,
call 906-225-4610 or 1-800-491-4483 (GIVE).
The blood
center conducts a number of monthly mobile blood drives across
the Upper Peninsula.
