| Oct. 1, 2004
Halloween
Blood Drive scheduled at U. P. Regional Blood Center-Hancock
The
Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center-Hancock, a service of Marquette
General Health System, will conduct its
annual Halloween Blood Drive in October.
It’s scheduled from Monday, Oct. 4, through Friday, Oct.
15. This year’s goal is 75 to 100 units of blood. They will
also accept pledges during this time.
The Blood Drive will happen at the Upper Peninsula Regional Blood
Center-Hancock, located at 504 Campus Dr. at Portage Health System.
Pizza Hut is giving coupons for free Personal Pan Pizzas to the
first 45 donors. On Friday, Oct. 15, a drawing will be held for
those who donate. Several local businesses have donated prizes,
including: Pizza Hut, Slim’s Café, The Medicine Shoppe,
Apothercary, Kathy’s Country Flowers, Kentucky Fried Chicken,
PHS Lab, Einerli, Gino’s, Northern Light Bookstore, X-Country
Sports, Loading Zone, WUPDHD, Mancino’s, Wal-Mart, Pat’s
Foods, By Nature, Copper World, Superior Monograming, Dave’s
BP, and Festival Foods.
The Blood Center in Hancock is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday; from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday; and from
8 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be at least 17
years old, healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds, and have a picture
ID.
The process of donating is a simple, quick and safe way to help someone who
needs blood or blood products to live. Before the actual donation, the donor
is given a mini-physical, which includes taking the temperature, checking
hemoglobin level, and monitoring heart and blood pressure rates. This is
done to assure
safe blood for patients and provide a quick check-up for the donor.
The entire process takes about 45 minutes. The actual donation of the blood
takes five to 10 minutes.
Since blood is divided into three main components (red cells, platelets,
and plasma,) one pint of blood can be used to help three different people.
A patient
may need extra red blood cells to replace hemoglobin, which carries iron
and oxygen through the body. Also, cancer patients may need platelets replaced
after chemotherapy. Plasma is essential for patients with various clotting
problems.
To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 906-483-1392.
Upper Michigan
Regional Blood Center
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