Blood Drive Held Tuesday At Northview High School

February 6, 2008

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A blood drive was held Tuesday at Northview High School with students giving the gift of life. The Northwest Florida Blood Center reports that 45 faculty and students donated 34 units of blood.

Pictured above: Junior Ashley Snow donates blood for the third time in her life Tuesday morning. Pictured below: Senior Nick Prather donates blood for the first time. Pictured bottom of page: Senior Andrea Byars makes her second ever blood donation.

Another blood drive will held Sunday, February 17 in Molino at both Aldersgate Methodist Church and Highland Baptist Church. The bloodmobile will be at Aldersgate Methodist in the morning from eight until eleven, and it will move to Highland Baptist Church in the afternoon from noon until two.

To reserve a time to donate and “give the gift of life” at either location, contact Sandra Greenwell at 587-2489 or Betty Ashcraft at 587-5294 prior to the drive.

Donors must be in generally good health. Other requirements include:

  • At least 17 years of age
  • Must bring picture ID
  • Weigh at least 110 lb
  • Free of infection, fever or flu symptoms, for 3 days
  • No cancer within the last 5 years
  • No antibiotics within the last 48 hours
  • No tattoos within the past 12 months
  • No chest pain, heart disease, heart surgery (Requires written physician release with diagnosis)
  • No history of viral hepatitis
  • Cannot have lived in France for 5 years or more between 1980 and the present
  • Cannot have lived or visited in the UK for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 to 1996
  • Cannot have received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present
  • Military personnel (current and former), and their dependents, who spent time in military bases in northern Europe during 1980-1990, or southern Europe during 1980-1996, for 6 months or more
  • All military personnel (active & reserve) that are returning from Iraq, are deferred for a period of 1 year after the last date on location in that country.

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