WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY IS TOMORROW SO ALL WEEKEND LONG LIVE SOUTH COMMUNITY BLOOD
CENTERS IS MAKING IT EASY FOR
YOU
TO DONATE. JOINING ME NOW IS
BRIAN WHITAKER THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNICATIONS IN AN OUTREACH
AT LIFESOUTH COMMUNITY BLOOD
CENTERS, GOOD MORNING BRIGHT.
GOOD MORNING CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT IS WORK BLOOD
DONOR DAY.
>> YES, WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
IS A DAY THAT WE CELEBRATE
VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONORS. SO
THOSE WHO ARE DONATING.
LYNN AND ALSO SHED A LIGHT ON
THE NEED FOR BLOOD DONATION.
>> AND CAN YOU TELL US WHO IS
ELIGIBLE TO DONATE BLOOD.
>> ANYONE WHO IS 16 OR OLDER IS
ELIGIBLE TO DONATE IF THEY’RE
IN GOOD HEALTH. IT’S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO KNOW RIGHT
NOW THAT IF YOU’VE RECEIVED ONE
OR BOTH OF THE COVID-19
VACCINES, YOU’RE ALSO ELIGIBLE
TO DONATE.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND IF YOU ARE
SOMEONE WHO IS UNABLE TO
DONATE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO STOW
GIVE BACK WHAT CAN YOU DO.
>> YOU CAN ENCOURAGE YOUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DONATE
YOU CAN ALSO HELP ORGANIZE
BLOOD DRIVES WITH YOUR
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION.
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS THAT
YOU CAN HELP GET THE WORD OUT
ABOUT BLOOD DONATION AND MAKE
AN IMPACT EVEN IF YOU
CAN’T DONATE.
>>CORLEY PEEL: NOW DOES YOUR
BLOOD TYPE MATTER OTHER CERTAIN
BLOOD TYPES THEY’RE LOOKING FOR
OR NEED.
>> SO RIGHT NOW WE’RE LOOKING
BLOOD DONORS OF ALL BLOOD
TYPES.
>> AND WHAT IS LIVE SOUTH DOING
TO CELEBRATE WORD. DONOR
DAY TOMORROW.
>> WE
ARE CELEBRATING ENCOURAGING
DONORS TO COME TO OUR DONOR
CENTERS. IF YOU COME TO ONE OF
OUR. WELL AGAIN OUR CENTERS AND
YOU CAN FIND THAT LIFESOUTH
AT WORK. YOU WILL RECEIVE A $20
GIFT CARD FOR DONATING AND A
T-SHIRT. SALMON WHAT KIND
OF TURNOUT ARE YOU EXPECTING
TOMORROW.
WE HOPE WE HAVE A GREAT TURNOUT
TOMORROW. WE
FOR ALL THE DONORS WHO WOULD
LIKE TO COME IN TOMORROW AND
DONATE.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND IN THE YEARS
PAST HAVE THERE IS THERE AN
AVERAGE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE DO
COME TO THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.
AN AVERAGE I DON’T KNOW IT IT DEPENDS ON THE DAY. WE ALWAYS REALLY TEND TO SEE A
GREAT TURNOUT.
>>CORLEY PEEL: WERE YOU ABLE TO
HAVE THIS EVENT LAST YEAR I
KNOW THAT WAS YOU KNOW IN THE
HEART OF THE PANDEMIC IS THIS
ARE YOU ABLE TO HAVE IT THIS
YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
>> LAST YEAR WE WERE OPEN AND
WE’RE
COLLECTING BLEDSOE. YOU KNOW WE
DID CELEBRATE IN A WAY LAST
YEAR WE HOPE THAT THIS YEAR IS
EVEN BETTER. NOW THAT THINGS
ARE OPENING UP AND PEOPLE ARE
FEELING THAT THEY CAN COME OUT
AND YOU’RE PART OF A
CELEBRATION.
>> ALL RIGHT HOW DOES IT MAKE
YOU FEEL TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL
THOSE PEOPLE SHOW UP AND DONATE BLOOD FOR A GREAT CAUSE.
>> IT’S AN AMAZING FEELING AND
I THINK ANYONE WHO HAS DON’T
YOU LET ME TELL YOU THE SAME
THING. THERE’S REALLY NO
SUBSTITUTE FOR BLOOD DONATION,
YOU CAN’T MANUFACTURE BLOOD IT
REALLY IS A GIFT THAT ONE HUMAN
CAN GIVE TO ANOTHER.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND CAN TRULY
SAVE LIVES. IT DOES.
>> IT’S A REALLY EASY.
SIMPLE WAY
TO SAVE A LIFE AND THEN THERE’S
NOT A LOT OF OTHER WAYS THAT
YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU YOU SAVED
A LIFE TODAY BY
DOING SOMETHING LIKE DONATING
BLOOD.
>>CORLEY PEEL: ALL RIGHT AND
JUST IS THERE A BLOOD DRIVE
TODAY AS WELL
AND TOMORROW.
>> YES, YOU CAN VISIT ONE
OF ARE. LEVELS TODAY WE’RE AT
PETSMART ON WELLS ROAD IN
ORANGE PARK AND ALSO WORKERS
CITY WRESTLING CON. SO IF YOU
DONATE TODAY AND ONE OF OUR
BILLS. YOU RECEIVE A $10 A HARD
A GIFT CARD AND A T-SHIRT AND
THEN TOMORROW IF YOU COME TO
OUR
DONOR CENTER. THEY MET AS WAY
OR
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER YOU’LL
RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD AND A
T-SHIRT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIGHT