{"id":5874,"date":"2011-04-06T02:21:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T07:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=5874"},"modified":"2011-04-06T02:21:04","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T07:21:04","slug":"take-a-spring-break-give-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/04\/06\/take-a-spring-break-give-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a (spring) break &#8212; give blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>American Red Cross information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although area residents\u2019 sights may be set on warmer locales for spring break, they can bring sunshine and warmth to their lives by simply volunteering to give blood or platelets through the American Red Cross.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know very few things compare to a burst of tropical sunshine after a winter like this one,\u201d said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. \u201cBut we hear time and again about the good feeling people get when they realize they can help save a life by donating blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Red-Cross-blood-drive-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"131\" \/>Every day of every week, people need blood for emergency and ongoing medical care. It\u2019s a need, Red Cross officials say, that doesn\u2019t take a break, despite the season. About 39,000 blood donations are needed daily by hospital patients undergoing treatment for serious diseases like cancer and sickle cell, for surgery, and for trauma and burn care.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge, Red Cross officials say, is that while blood needs are constant, blood donors sometimes take a break, particularly during peak travel times like early spring. Blood donors who would otherwise give may wait until later to make and keep an appointment. Popular donation sites like schools, colleges and universities also typically avoid scheduling blood drives during spring break times, which can further erode blood donation opportunities. The Red Cross depends on student-age blood donors for about 20 percent of the community blood supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollecting blood from volunteer donors isn\u2019t something that can be put on hold or caught up on later since the need for blood is constant,\u201d said Whitman. \u201cWe\u2019d like everyone who can to consider donating blood now or in the next few weeks to celebrate spring. It could be a great way to renew yourself, and to bring the gift of life to someone in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Red Cross blood drives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday, April 18, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church in the gymnasium, located at 6727 SR 49 in Convoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Red Cross information Although area residents\u2019 sights may be set on warmer locales for spring break, they can bring sunshine and warmth to their lives by simply volunteering to give blood or platelets through the American Red Cross. \u201cWe know very few things compare to a burst of tropical sunshine after a winter like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 03:11:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}