Blood Bank of Delmarva welcomes employers participating in 5th annual Summer Blood Challenge For the first time, employers across Delmarva will square off in a summer competition to save lives.
Between May 21 and September 1, nearly 100 businesses and organizations will battle it out to recruit the most new Blood Bank members and blood donors. (The annual competition was limited to just northern Delaware businesses in the past.) One will be named the "Top Lifesaving Employer" on Delmarva. With the theme "The Blood Supply Doesn't Take A Summer Vacation," the Challenge addresses the serious struggle to find donors in the summer.
The problem is a double-edged sword. Emergencies typically increase in the summer with students out of school and more drivers on the road. So does the need for blood. But vacations and other summer activities also increase, so fewer donors are available. Now that the competition has expanded Delmarva-wide, we are hopeful that even more people on Delmarva will get the message to give blood, especially during the summer, said Dave Bonk, the Blood Bank's director of marketing. "The Summer Blood Challenge helps protect our local blood supply and avoid serious shortages that have hit other areas nationwide."
Employers that would like to be involved in the 2007 Summer Blood Challenge should call the Blood Bank of Delmarva at 302-737-8405 ext 887 or email Lisa Gravely at lgravely@bbd.org.
