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Companies and organizations can still join in the competition to save lives

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New Castle, DE - On Wednesday, February 27, students and staff from William Penn High School in New Castle attempted to break another record - by once again holding the largest one-day high school blood drive on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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Colds, flu season and inclement weather impact blood supply

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Blood Bank of Delmarva is following the local and national trend of health care organizations going "smoke-free." As of January 1, 2008, a smoking ban is in effect at all Blood Bank locations. This includes all donor centers, vehicles, Bloodmobiles, and parking lots. It also includes personal cars in Blood Bank parking lots and other facilities used by the Blood Bank as work areas.

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Glucose level of several blood donors in dangerous range

Continue reading "New Screening Program Identifies More Than 100 Potential Diabetics" »

Donors in 18-30 age group have plunged over the years

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Downtown blood donations have plummeted 63% in past decade

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Join us in celebrating our newly renovated Wilmington Center at 913 N. Market Street. All Wilmington blood donors will receive a special gift for a limited time, while supplies last.

Choose your day, choose your gift!

T-Shirt TUESDAYs
Free Limited Edition T-Shirt

Warm-up WEDNESDAYs
Free Fleece Blanket

Travel-mug THURSDAYs
FREE Commemorative Travel Mug

Forget-your-lunch FRIDAYs
Free packed lunch provided by Bean Bag Cafe

Schedule an appointment:
1 888 8-BLOOD-8
or online

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View the poster with more details.

BBD expects to screen more than 50,000 people and inform at least 4,000 donors in the first year that they may have the disease.

Continue reading "Blood Bank of Delmarva Launches the First Diabetes Screening Program for Blood Donors in the United States" »

The 5th annual Summer Blood Challenge 5K was a record-breaker for Blood Bank of Delmarva on Saturday, July 21. An enthusiastic crowd of runners and walkers turned out on a picture-perfect day. A total of 723 participants (up from 667 in 2006) walked or ran in this much anticipated race. This year, the race started and ended at Frawley Stadium on Wilmington's Riverfront.

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Please Help. Blood Bank of Delmarva has an extra need for Type O Negative and A Positive blood. As the holiday weekend approaches, blood donations are down. Additional donors are needed to ensure an adequate supply for area hospitals through the end of the month. Please call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 to schedule an appointment. Day and evening hours are available. While there is an increased need for Type O Negative and A Positive blood, donors with all types are urged to give blood if eligible.

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.

Erin Maloney, junior at Delaware Military Academy, gave a pint of her best at her school's recent blood drive. High school and college students across Delmarva helped save countless lives this school year. To view more school photos, click here.

The Blood Bank's newly designed website was officially launched on April 16. This new site provides a more interesting and dynamic "look" to appeal to young and old alike. It is more easily navigable and has a user-friendly format. It also provides several interactive opportunities, from requesting a blood donation appointment to joining the Blood Bank online.

You have at your fingertips a wealth of information organized under five main banners: Donate Blood, Fast Facts, Join the Blood Bank, News & Events and About BBD. Each section provides additional information and features dozens of photos of BBD members and donors making a difference. If you have suggestions or comments, please contact the Blood Bank at membership@bbd.org. Thanks to creative production agency Elany Arts for their fantastic work on this project.

Click here to request an appointment.

Download a flyer PDF of the color version.

Download a flyer PDF of the black and white version.

Hundreds of people in the Ocean City area converged on the Convention Center on January 31 and February 1 for the 9th Annual Beach Blanket Blood Drive. A total of 589 donors registered for the drive and the final unit total was 56 more units of blood than in 2006. Part of this growth can be attributed to 40 Type O donors who had the opportunity to provide 80 units of red cells, thanks to the new ALYX double red cell collection technology.

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Ashley Thomas and John Raymond were first-timers at the Hockessin Blood Drive held at Hockessin Memorial Hall on January 18. Thank you to them and the other blood donors who took the time to save a life!

The University of Delaware earned second place recognition in this year's CAA Have a Heart Blood Drive, getting edged out by Drexel University. Read the full press release (PDF).

Congratulations to Drexel University for winning the fifth annual CAA Blood Challenge with 713 blood donors. Drexel edged out reigning four-time champ University of Delaware which had 702 donors. All twelve schools in the CAA deserve praise for taking the time to help save lives! Thank you!

See the final standings after the link.

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A big THANK YOU to University of Delaware students and staff for saving lives in the 2006 CAA Have a Heart Blood Challenge!

See pictures by clicking the link below.

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Check out the new Blood Drop E-Newsletter for school blood drive leaders here.

We're proud to announce that we will now be regularly communicating using this newsletter about upcoming blood drives and yearly events.