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Give Blood During National Donate Life Month
April 14, 2023 @ 8:00 am - April 21, 2023 @ 8:00 am MST
Give Blood with Vitalant During in April During National Donate Life Month & Earn a Special Thank You Gift
Southern Arizona Locations Announced: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Oro Valley & Tucson.
In honor of National Donate Life Month in April, Vitalant urges all eligible donors to make an appointment to give and ensure every patient who needs blood can be treated without delay. Every day, nonprofit Vitalant needs more than 600 donations to support Arizona patients, including those undergoing organ or blood marrow transplants. In appreciation for saving lives, all March 27 – May 15 blood donors are being thanked with a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card* redeemable by email. To make a blood donation appointment, download the Vitalant app, visit vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) –
Blood donors help people like Amanda, who is alive today because of 112 red blood cell, platelet and plasma transfusions. Amanda was diagnosed with a rare genetic liver condition known as Wilson’s Disease while she was a senior at Desert Mountain High School. When her liver completely shut down, doctors saved her life with an immediate transplant and blood transfusions. “Blood donors gave me the gift of life,” Amanda said. “Their generosity will always be a part of who I am. As a matter of fact, they inspired me to become a nurse.” Thanks to the gift of life, Amanda has realized her dreams of becoming a wife, mother of three daughters and a nurse at a Valley children’s hospital.
Blood and platelet transfusions save lives every day, providing patients battling various medical conditions with the necessary blood components to get better. Platelets are also crucial for patients with cancer or blood disorders who may require chemotherapy or radiation therapy, which can damage their bone marrow and decrease platelet production. Donations of all blood types are critical, and especially type O, because it is transfused the most often. O-negative blood can help patients with any blood type, including premature babies. PUBLIC
BLOOD DRIVES BY CITY
Vitalant Blood Donation Appointments: www.vitalant.org or 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825)
Casa Grande
Fri, Apr 14, 10am-2pm, City of Casa Grande @ Downtown Public Library, 449 N Drylake St, Activity Rm
Thu, Apr 20, 9am-2pm, Mission Heights Preparatory High School, 1376 E Cottonwood Ln, Bloodmobile
Coolidge
Tue, Apr 11, 2:00pm-7pm, Imagine Prep, 1290b W Vah Ki Inn Rd, Bloodmobile
Oro Valley
Mon, Apr 10, 10am-2pm, Fry’s on LaCanada, 10450 N La Canada Dr, Bloodmobile
Tucson
Mon, Apr 10, 8:30am-1:30pm, Rincon Country West RV Park, 4555 S Mission Rd, Rally Rm
Mon, Apr 17, 10am-2pm, DOD Tucson National Guard, 1750 E Silverlake Rd, Main Multipurpose Rm
Fri, Apr 21, 9am-2pm, Arizona Senior Academy, 13715 E Langtry Ln, Seminar Rm
About Vitalant Vitalant (“Vye-TAL-ent”) is the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit blood services provider exclusively focused on providing lifesaving blood and comprehensive transfusion medicine services for about 900 hospitals and their patients across the U.S. Every day, Vitalant needs to collect nearly 5,000 blood, platelet and plasma donations to help save lives. For more information and to schedule a donation appointment, visit vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).