{"id":20738,"date":"2012-02-17T06:27:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T11:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=20738"},"modified":"2012-02-17T06:27:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T11:27:41","slug":"red-cross-month-time-to-donate-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/02\/17\/red-cross-month-time-to-donate-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross Month: Time to donate blood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Van Wert independent\/<\/strong>Red Cross information<\/em><\/p>\n

Years can be counted. Timelines can be drawn. But the number of lives affected throughout the history of the American Red Cross is boundless.<\/p>\n

Each spring, the President of the United States acknowledges the reach of the Red Cross through an official proclamation that declares March as Red Cross Month. It\u2019s a time, Red Cross officials say, to recognize the work of current volunteers, and to encourage more community members to donate blood and become involved in the various service areas that help change lives.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWe touch lives down the street, across the country and around the world,\u201d said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. \u201cAnd it\u2019s your support that allows us to be there every day for the millions of people who depend on us during their time of need.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1881, 60-year-old Clara Barton launched the American Red Cross based on a European movement that provided relief and protection to wounded soldiers. Barton opened the first Red Cross chapter in Dansville, New York, and within the year, the organization responded to its first large-scale disaster in Michigan. In 1889, the Johnstown flood called for the organization\u2019s largest response yet, with volunteers providing food, shelter and medical care to 25,000 victims.<\/p>\n

Now, 131 years later, the Red Cross continues to help individuals and families prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Red Cross Month celebrates the services and volunteers in areas like blood donation, disaster relief, health and safety training, and support to military members and their families. The Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region is among 36 Red Cross Blood Regions nationwide, and contributes to collecting more than 6 million units of blood from about 3.5 million blood donors each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever way you give — be it through blood donation, volunteerism or financial contribution — you\u2019ll feel good knowing you\u2019re helping to change lives,\u201d said Sharyn Whitman. \u201cWithout people like you, there would be no American Red Cross.\u201d<\/p>\n

Area Red Cross blood drives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 9, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the ballroom at the Van Wert Moose Lodge, 740 W. Ervin Road in Van Wert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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