The
2013 Annual Battle for Blood began this week, and we need your support to get the
trophy back! The battle runs from June 10-15 at all Community Blood Center locations. We will be hosting
two separate drives, one at our Headquarters Annex tomorrow from 9-3 and at
the Police Academy on Friday so our employees can help with the effort.
Metro firefighters and EMS personnel compete against law enforcement by
donating and referring the most donors to give a pint of lifesaving blood. Each donor is asked to cast a vote for Police
or Fire. These votes are tallied
throughout the week and the final count determines the winner of the coveted
trophy. Law enforcement was victorious in 2009 but has lost the title to
firefighters/EMS since 2010. We need the trophy back! Anyone can donate at the
area Community Blood Centers this week and indicate they're doing so on behalf
of police (or fire/EMS).
The Battle for Blood meets a critical need for blood donations in the Kansas
City area. Supplies are typically quite low in the summer with lots of regular
donors on vacation and since school is out of session, there are no high
school blood drives. The Community
Blood Center needs 580 units of blood every single day to meet the demand of
area medical centers. The Battle for Blood helps do that. Sign up to
donate at http://www.savealifenow.org and check the
daily progress at https://www.facebook.com/cbckc?hc_location=timeline. And most
importantly, go out and donate blood this week and say you're doing it on
behalf of police!
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