Molino Blood Drive Today

March 8, 2009

A blood drive will be held Sunday at two Molino churches.

The Northwest Florida Blood Center Bloodmobile will be at Aldersgate Methodist Church on Highway 29 near Highway 97 from 8 am to 11 a.m. The Bloodmobile will travel to Highland Baptist Church on Highway 95A to continue receiving donations from noon until 2 p.m.

Any friends and neighbors may donate at either location and designate the account (Aldersgate or Highland or any other account) they wish to be credited. All donors will receive a free t-shirt.

There is an urgent need for all blood types.

Requirements for giving blood are below.

* Donors must be in generally good health
* At least 17 years of age, without permission. 16-year olds are now allowed to donate with permission granted by parents or legal guardians. See our home page for full details or click on the below link for a permission form:
* Must bring picture ID
* Weigh at least 110 lbs
* 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
* Additional FDA Restrictions effective May 31, 2002:
* 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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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive