ELIGIBLE DONORS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE BLOOD TO AVOID A SHORTAGE IN COMMUNITY SUPPLY
February 28, 2024
Vitalant Media Contact
Mike Doria
702.444.6629
mdoria@vitalant.org
ELIGIBLE DONORS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE BLOOD TO AVOID A SHORTAGE IN COMMUNITY SUPPLY
All Blood Types in Urgent Need, Especially the “O”
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Mar. 1, 2024) – Every two seconds, someone needs blood. This could be the person in a severe car crash, rushed to the hospital. It could be a child or adult with cancer and fighting for survival. It could even be someone born with a blood disorder, making regular transfusions vital to stay healthy. It might even be you, one day, a friend, close relative, or other loved one in your life in need of blood. Whoever it is, your donation helps save and improve a life.
Southern Nevada has continued to see fewer donors since the pandemic. Fewer businesses are available to hold blood drives, as well. While our community continues to rebound, Vitalant encourages anyone eligible to donate. All blood types remain in urgent need, with emphasis on the O bloody types. O-positive is the most common type compatible with other positive blood types. O-negative is universal and able to help anyone with any blood type. Since Type O blood is most frequently transfused, it is often in greater need.
With March being Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, this is a reminder that regular donations also support patients who have inherited disorders that prevent the blood from clotting properly. Von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder in the U.S., affecting approximately 3 million people. And, regarding hemophilia, 400 babies are born with the disorder each year. As added incentive, all who donate with Vitalant between March 3-16 will receive an email to claim free solar eclipse glasses and an exclusive T-shirt (while supplies last), to celebrate the April solar eclipse. Also, from March 3 – 31, donors will automatically be entered to win one of four (4) $5,000 gift card as part of the Celestial Giveaway promotion. Later in the month, anyone who donates March 29 – 31 will receive an “egg-straordinary” gift, a $20 gift card of choice when they opt-in to Donor Rewards.
Mike Doria
702.444.6629
mdoria@vitalant.org
ELIGIBLE DONORS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE BLOOD TO AVOID A SHORTAGE IN COMMUNITY SUPPLY
All Blood Types in Urgent Need, Especially the “O”
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Mar. 1, 2024) – Every two seconds, someone needs blood. This could be the person in a severe car crash, rushed to the hospital. It could be a child or adult with cancer and fighting for survival. It could even be someone born with a blood disorder, making regular transfusions vital to stay healthy. It might even be you, one day, a friend, close relative, or other loved one in your life in need of blood. Whoever it is, your donation helps save and improve a life.
Southern Nevada has continued to see fewer donors since the pandemic. Fewer businesses are available to hold blood drives, as well. While our community continues to rebound, Vitalant encourages anyone eligible to donate. All blood types remain in urgent need, with emphasis on the O bloody types. O-positive is the most common type compatible with other positive blood types. O-negative is universal and able to help anyone with any blood type. Since Type O blood is most frequently transfused, it is often in greater need.
With March being Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, this is a reminder that regular donations also support patients who have inherited disorders that prevent the blood from clotting properly. Von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder in the U.S., affecting approximately 3 million people. And, regarding hemophilia, 400 babies are born with the disorder each year. As added incentive, all who donate with Vitalant between March 3-16 will receive an email to claim free solar eclipse glasses and an exclusive T-shirt (while supplies last), to celebrate the April solar eclipse. Also, from March 3 – 31, donors will automatically be entered to win one of four (4) $5,000 gift card as part of the Celestial Giveaway promotion. Later in the month, anyone who donates March 29 – 31 will receive an “egg-straordinary” gift, a $20 gift card of choice when they opt-in to Donor Rewards.
| Vitalant Blood Donation Appointments: www.vitalant.org or 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) LAS VEGAS AREA DONOR CENTERS |
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| Henderson – Green Valley: 601 Whitney Ranch Dr., Bldg. D Ste 20 Las Vegas – Northwest: 4950 W Craig Rd Las Vegas – West Charleston: 6930 W Charleston Blvd |
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| PUBLIC BLOOD DRIVES BY CITY | ||||
| Boulder City Wed, Mar 13, 2pm-6pm, Boulder City Community,700 Wyoming St, Elaine K. Smith Bldg Wed, Mar 20, 10am-2pm, Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd, Community Rm Henderson Wed, Mar 6, 3pm-7:30pm, Amazon Henderson,12300 Bermuda Rd, Bloodmobile Sat, Mar 9, 9am-1pm, Inspirada, 2000 Via Firenze, Bloodmobile Sun, Mar 10, 7am-2:30pm, St. Thomas More Catholic Community, 130 N Pecos Rd, Community Center Main Hall Wed, Mar 13, 8am-12pm, Markel Insurance Group, 120 Green Valley Pkwy Ste 300, Bloodmobile Tue, Mar 19, 7:30am-1:30pm, Sun City Anthem, 2450 Hampton Rd, SCA Concord Rm Wed, Mar 20, 7:30am-1:30pm, Sun City Anthem, 2450 Hampton Rd, Concord Rm Fri, Mar 22, 10am-2pm, Trish Nash Team, 1170 E Sunset Rd Ste 200, Training Rm Sat, Mar 23,10am-2pm, Pure Nutrition,1450 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Bloodmobile Sun, Mar 24, 10am-2pm, Midbar Kodesh Temple, 1940 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Bloodmobile Tue, Mar 26, 10am-2pm, College of Southern Nevada Hend Campus, 700 College Dr, Multi Cultural Center #121 Las Vegas Fri, Mar 1, 11am-3pm, Windmill Library, 7060 Windmill Ln, Meeting Rm Sat, Mar 2, 8am-12pm, Latter-day Saints Sunrise Stake, 1825 North Hollywood Blvd, Cultural Hall Sat, Mar 2, 11am-2:30pm, RideNow, 3800 N Rancho Dr, Bloodmobile Sun, Mar 3, 8:30am-1:30pm, Christ The King Catholic Church, 4925 S Torrey Pines Dr, Bloodmobile Sun, Mar 3, 9am-1pm, St. Viator Catholic Community, 2461 E Flamingo Rd, Bloodmobile Mon, Mar 4, 6pm-9pm, Redrock YSA Ward, 10550 Alta Dr, Cultural Hall Tue, Mar 5, 11am-3pm, Tivoli Village, 400 S Rampart Blvd, Bloodmobile Thu, Mar 7, 1pm-4:30pm, Marriott's Grand Chateau, 75 E Harmon Ave, Training Rm Sat, Mar 9, 10:30am-2:30pm, Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave, Bloodmobile Mon, Mar 11, 6pm-9pm, Las Vegas Single Adults Ward - MSA, 6601 W Twain Ave, Cultural Hall Tue, Mar 12, 8am-12pm, Dept of Motor Vehicles Flamingo, 8250 W Flamingo Rd, Bloodmobile Tue, Mar 12, 9am-1pm, Hughes Center, 3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy, The Lounge Wed, Mar 13, 11am-3pm, Dignity Health-San Martin Campus, 8280 W Warm Springs Rd, Aljian Meeting Center Thu, Mar 14, 10am-2pm, Realty One Group, 10750 W Charleston Blvd, Bloodmobile Thu, Mar 14, 8:30am-12:30pm, Silver State Schools Credit Union Trade Center, 630 Trade Center Dr, Bloodmobile Thu, Mar 14, 9am-1pm, LVMPD-EAC, 6975 W Windmill Ln, Bloodmobile Sat, Mar 16, 9am-1pm, Durango Hills YMCA, 3521 N Durango Dr, Bloodmobile Sat, Mar 16, 11am-3pm, Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N Buffalo Dr, Bloodmobile Sun, Mar 17, 8am-12pm, Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 8425 W Windmill Ln, Fellowship Hall Sun, Mar 17, 8:30am-1:30pm, St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 6350 N Fort Apache Rd, Banquet Rm 215 North Hall Wed, Mar 20, 10am-2pm, University Medical Center LV, 1800 W Charleston Blvd, Bloodmobile Wed, Mar 20, 10am-2pm, Northwest Career College, 7398 Smoke Ranch Rd, Bloodmobile Wed, Mar 20, 8am-1pm, Soaren Management, 8235 S Eastern Ave, Bloodmobile Thu, Mar 21, 9am-1pm, Southern Nevada Health District, 280 S Decatur Blvd, Red Rock Conf Rm Thu, Mar 21, 12:30pm-4:30pm, Western High School, 4601 West Bonanza Rd, Bloodmobile Thu, Mar 21, 10am-2pm, College of Southern Nevada Charleston, 6375 W Charleston Blvd, Bldg B Lobby Sat, Mar 23, 11am-3pm, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Dr, Bloodmobile Sun, Mar 24, 8:30am-12:30pm, Community Lutheran Church, 3720 East Tropicana Ave, Fellowship Hall Wed, Mar 27, 11am-3pm, Optum Care Las Vegas, 4475 S Eastern Ave, Bloodmobile Wed, Mar 27, 2:30pm-6:30pm, Smith's Food and Drug Store 332, 7130 N Durango Dr, Bloodmobile Thu, Mar 28, 8am-1pm, Sunrise Mountain High School, 2575 N Los Feliz St, Auxiliary Gym Thu, Mar 28, 2pm-6pm, Skye Canyon Community Association, 10111 W Skye Canyon Park Dr, Bloodmobile Fri, Mar 29, 4pm-8pm, Jade, 1130 E Desert Inn Rd, Bloodmobile Fri, Mar 29, 11am-3pm, Horizon Specialty Hospital of Henderson, 8550 S Eastern Ave, Bloodmobile Sat, Mar 30, 4pm-8pm, Jade, 6050 Sky Pointe Dr Ste 150, Bloodmobile Sat, Mar 30, 8am-5pm, JW Marriott Las Vegas & Rampart Casino, 221 N Rampart Blvd, Grand Ballroom Sun, Mar 31, 8am-5pm, JW Marriott Las Vegas & Rampart Casino, 221 N Rampart Blvd, Grand Ballroom North Las Vegas Wed, Mar 13, 10am-2pm, Aliante Library, 2400 W Deer Springs Way, Bloodmobile Wed, Mar 27, 2:30pm-6:30pm, Amazon Corporate Center N Las Vegas, 3837 Bay Lake Trail, Training Rm Area 51 Pahrump Fri, Mar 8, 4pm-8pm, Pahrump Guns & Hoses, 300 North Highway 160, PVFD Training Rm Thu, Mar 14, 9am-3pm, Pahrump Nugget, 681 S Highway 160, Banquet Rm Mon, Mar 18, 11am-3:30pm, Pahrump Community Library, 701 East St, Meetin Southern Nevada Alamo Wed, Mar 13, 2:30pm-6:30pm, Alamo Community @ Pahranagat Valley High School, 151 S Main St, Multipurpose Rm Caliente Thu, Mar 14, 2:30pm-6:30pm, Caliente Community, 1100 Front St, Cultural Hall Ely Fri, Mar 15, 9:30am-5:30pm, Ely Community, 950 Avenue E, Cultural Hall Laughlin Thu, Mar 7, 11am-4pm, Aquarius, 1900 S Casino Dr, Aquarius Scorpio Rm Fri, Mar 8, 11am-2:30pm, Laughlin Library, 2840 S Needles Highway, Laughlin Library Multi-Purpose Rm Logandale Tue, Mar 19, 2:30pm-6:30pm, Bowler Elementary School, 1425 West Whipple, Multi-Purpose Rm Mesquite Thu, Mar 7, 10am-2pm, Mesa View Regional Hospital, 1299 Bertha Howe Ave, Bloodmobile Mon, Mar 11, 10am-2pm, Mesquite Library, 160 W First North St, Community Rm Fri, Mar 15, 7:30am-11:30am, Sun City Mesquite, 1350 Flat Top Mesa Dr, Veterans Memorial Hall Thu, Mar 28, 2pm-6pm, Mesquite Rec Center, 100 W Old Mill Rd, Dance Rm Panaca Tue, Mar 12, 2pm-7pm, Panaca Community, 385 Main St, Latter-day Saints Church Primary Rm Western/Northwestern Arizona Bullhead City Mon, Mar 11, 10am-2pm, BHC-MV Association of Realtors, 837 Hancock Rd, Conf Rm Tue, Mar 12, 9:30am-2pm, Bullhead City Elks Lodge, 1745 Emerald Rd, Lodge Rm Wed, Mar 13, 9am-1pm, The Legacy Rehab and Care Center, 2812 Silver Creek Rd, Legacy Education Rm Tue, Mar 26, 3pm-7pm, Moose Lodge 1860 Bullhead City, 2620 Miracle Mile, Lodge Rm Fri, Mar 29, 2pm-6pm, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1690 River Gardens, Bullhead City Bldg Cultural Hall Golden Valley Wed, Mar 27, 10am-1:30pm, Golden Valley Community, 6068 W Supai Dr, VFW Meeting Rm Kingman Tue, Mar 5, 1pm-1pm, Elks Lodge 468, 900 Gates Ave, Dining Rm Wed, Mar 6, 9am-2pm, Kingman Academy High School, 3420 N Burbank St, Gym Thu, Mar 14, 9am-1pm, The Lingenfelter Center, 1099 Sunrise Ave, Education Rm Wed, Mar 20, 9am-2pm, Moose Lodge 1704, 302 Monroe St, Meeting Rm Thu, Mar 21, 11am-4pm, Mohave Community College-Kingman, 1971 Jagerson Ave, Bldg 200 Rm 231 MEA LAB Rm 232 Tue, Mar 26, 3pm-7pm, Kingman First SBC, 3120 Hualapai Mountain Rd, Fellowship Hall Thu, Mar 28, 9am-2pm, Mohave County Government, 700 W Beale St, Admin Bldg Saguaro Rm Fri, Mar 29, 2pm-6pm, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 610 Eastern St, Kingman Bldg Cultural Hall Lake Havasu City Tue, Mar 5, 10am-2pm, Lake View Terrace Memory Care, 320 N Lake Havasu Ave, Open Area Tue, Mar 19, 10am-3pm, Mohave Community College-LHC, 1977 W Acoma Blvd, 600 Bldg Thu, Mar 28, 11am-4pm, ASU Health Club, 100 University Way, ASU Health Club/Gym Parker Thu, Mar 7, 9am-1pm, Parker Community Senior Center, 1115 W 12th St, Meeting Rm Mon, Mar 18, 9am-1pm, Quartzsite Community, 40 S Moon Mountain Ave, Quartzsite Senior Center |
