BLOOD BANK OF DELMARVA CELEBRATES THE POWER OF LIFESAVING BLOOD DONATIONS DURING NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH THIS JANUARY
Organization recognizes more than 50,000 people who provided 77,368 blood donations last year
Newark, DE - January 4, 2012 - For each of the 50,334 people on Delmarva who took the time to donate lifesaving blood over the past year, there are about 20,000 recipients across the Peninsula who may have been thanking them as they were ringing in 2012. It is in that spirit of sharing that the Blood Bank of Delmarva, aligned with blood banks all over the nation, celebrates National Blood Donor Month this and every January.
"While we sincerely hope that our donors know how much we appreciate them all year long, National Blood Donor Month allows us to more formally thank those who give blood and save lives," said Roy Roper, president and CEO of Blood Bank of Delmarva. "It also provides a reminder to the public that donating blood during the winter months is very important. It's critical that we maintain a stable blood supply through inclement weather and flu season, and that requires a consistent flow of donors every day."
Each year in January and February, 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.
Resolve to save lives this year: donate blood during National Blood Donor Month and throughout the year. Blood Bank of Delmarva operates four blood donor centers throughout Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as 32 established mobile donation locations.
For more information about the Blood Bank or to schedule an appointment to give blood,
call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 or visit www.delmarvablood.org.
