Health & Fitness
Brewster Residents Encouraged to Give Blood During Liver Awareness Month
Find out where you can give blood in your area for patients undergoing liver and other types of transplants during Liver Awareness Month.
The American Red Cross is encouraging all eligible donors to give blood to support patients undergoing liver and other types of transplants during During Liver Awareness Month in October.
According to a release, liver transplants are the second most common type of transplant in the U.S.A. A single transplant patient could use over 30 units of blood products. There’s an urgent need for O-, A-, B- and AB donors.
Not sure if you’re eligible to donate blood? Check out the requirements below.
Blood donors must:
- Be in good general health and feeling well*
- Be at least 17-years-old in most states, or 16-years-old with parental consent if allowed by state law – see more information for 16-year-old donors »
- Weigh at least 110 lbs.
Additional weight requirements apply for donors 18-years-old and younger and all high school donors. Click here for weight requirements for young donors.
* Note: Healthy means that you feel well and can perform normal activities. If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes, healthy also means that you are being treated and the condition is under control. If you are not feeling well on the day of your donation, please contact us to reschedule.
Here are blood donation opportunities in your area:
September 29, 2015
Gethsemane Baptist Church International
Gethsemane Baptist Church International
8 Delay Street
Danbury, CT 06810
October 10, 2015
90 Clapboard Ridge Road
Danbury, CT 06811
October 11, 2015
Yorktown Community Cultural Center
1974 Commerce Street
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
October 13, 2015
Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department
October 11, 2015
Yorktown Community Cultural Center
1974 Commerce Street
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
October 15, 2015
225 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
October 16, 2015
White Plains Presbyterian Church
39 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
Don’t see your town listed? CLICK HERE for the Red Cross blood donation locator.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visitredcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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