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Red Cross 'Race For Life' Blood Drive Tuesday at Courtland Center

Stu Allen — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:45:21 +0000

Some people wonder if they have made a difference in their lives. Blood donors don’t have that problem. Every time you donate blood, you can save as many as three lives. Your donation is needed and it is meaningful. Summertime is a time when donations typically drop off, so you help is needed now. Cars [...]

Red Cross Workers Strike in Michigan

Stu Allen — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:11:55 +0000

I was supposed to donate platelets at the Flint Red Cross Donor Center this weekend. My appointment was canceled as more than 200 American Red Cross workers in Michigan went on strike this morning.

Staff members represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union and Teamsters walked out because of a dispute over health care benefits.

Deferral For Blood Donors With Tattoos Eliminated by Red Cross

Stu Allen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:13:45 +0000

The American Red Cross Great Lakes Region will soon allow people who have had tattoos in the last 12 months to donate blood. The Red Cross uses the American Association of Blood Banking (AABB) standards on whether or not to defer persons who received a tattoo in the previous 12 months. Potential donors who have received a tattoo in a facility that uses sterile needles and single-use ink will soon be approved in Michigan.

Snow Day Leaves Blood Supply Low

Stu Allen — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:27:42 +0000

While students and teachers might have enjoyed the recent snow day, several blood drives had to be canceled due to the bad weather. If you or a loved one needed blood, would it be there? You can do something to make sure. Sign up to donate whole blood, which takes about an hour from start [...]

Learn CPR On "Save-A-Life-Saturday"

Stu Allen — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:12:18 +0000

photo by Stu Allen Saturday, March 19th the American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter will offer free CPR and first aid training. Red Cross chapters across America are holding classes to teach these lifesaving skills as part of Gabrielle Giffords Honorary Save-A-Life Saturday. Classes at the Flint chapter will run from 8 am to 4 pm [...]

Blood Supply Hits Critical Lows

Stu Allen — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:21:28 +0000

Due to wintry weather and canceled blood drives, the American Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal to donors with type O-negative and B-negative blood. In the Great Lakes Region, approximately 700 units of blood are needed every day to meet the needs of 60 hospitals across Michigan. All blood types are needed, but type [...]