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Remington College Cleveland Campus Holds 3 Lives Blood Drive

3 Lives Blood Drives highlight the need for minority blood donors to help people battling sickle cell and other diseases

Remington College Cleveland Campus invites people to give blood at its upcoming 3 Lives Blood Drive on the campus on Thursday, January 21 from 10 am – 2 pm.

Remington College’s blood partner for the event is LifeShare Community Blood Services.

Remington College founded the 3 Lives program to be a national effort to recruit minority blood donors and help provide local hospitals with blood. Minority donors – particularly African American donors – are in high demand because they provide blood with unique antigens that are vital for patients with sickle cell disease and other blood disorders.

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Nationally, Remington College has collected more than 13,000 pints of blood through the 3 Lives program. And since 1 pint of blood can save 3 lives, that’s enough blood to save more than 39,000 lives.

While the focus of 3 Lives is to highlight the need for minority blood donors, everyone is encouraged to give blood at the event. Donors must be 17 years of age or older and 110 pounds. All the blood collected will go to local hospitals and medical centers to help people in the community.

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Remington College Cleveland Campus is located at 14445 Broadway Ave.

About Remington College: Non-profit Remington College, headquartered in Heathrow, FL operates 16 college campuses throughout the United States offering career focused diploma, bachelor and associate degree programs in a variety of career fields. For more information, please visit remingtoncollege.edu. For the latest news about Remington College, visit facebook.com/remingtoncollege. Remington College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and other school administered programs. OH REG # 11-01-1958T

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