BLOOD BANK OF DELMARVA CELEBRATES NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH IN JANUARY
Organization recognizes 47,136 local donors who gave blood in 2010
Newark, DE - January is National Blood Donor Month - a time to thank those who give blood, urge others to give blood regularly too, and remind the public about the importance of winter blood donations. There were 47,136 blood donors on Delmarva who gave blood over the past year, helping the Blood Bank avoid blood shortages, even during the most challenging times of year.
"This national donor recognition is scheduled in January each year at a time when blood centers across the U.S. struggle to fill blood donation schedules. Holidays, busy travel schedules, bad weather and illness all combine to make the winter months a time when blood is often in short supply," said Blood Bank president and CEO Robert L. Travis. "Because of this, the Blood Bank encourages everyone to make a New Year's resolution in 2011 that is easy to keep: to donate blood."
There is no better time to make that resolution a reality than during National Blood Donor Month which begins January 1. Blood Bank of Delmarva operates 4 blood donor centers throughout Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as 30 established mobile donation locations.
Local blood donors contributed 75,030 blood donations in 2010 - keeping the blood supply stable all year. More than 20,000 patients benefitted and no surgeries were cancelled because blood was not available. For more information about the Blood Bank or to schedule an appointment to give blood, call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 or click HERE.
