Blood Drive for WHS Freshman this Saturday 10-4 at Westborough's Congregational Church

Blood Drive in Honor of Corinne Sciarappa

Saturday, September 12th

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Congregational Church of Westborough

57 West Main Street

The Congregational Church of Westborough and the American Red Cross are teaming up to host a second blood drive in honor of Corinne Sciarappa on Saturday, September 12 from 10 am – 4 pm. We want to thank everyone who supported the blood drive in May. Since the May blood drive, Corinne has received a total of 9 unit of blood and 8 units of platelets as part of her cancer treatment. Pauline Sciarappa says, “To our family it was particularly uplifting to see such a phenomenal turn out for the drive in May because a blood donation can help so many people, not just our Corinne. Each day when we are in the Jimmy Fund Clinic or Children’s Hospital we encounter many other children who are also getting transfusions regularly.” 

Appointments are preferred. To schedule your appointment, please visitredcrossblood.org (sponsor code Corinne) or call 1-800-RedCross.

If you would like to help out at the drive, please emailanitalawler@verizon.net. Donations of baked goods would also be appreciated!

If you have eligibility questions, you can call 781-461-2210 or clickHERE

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· Facts about blood needs:
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
More than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day.
A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S.
The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
More than 1.6 million people were diagnosed with cancer last year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
One blood donation can help 3 patients in need
A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.