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Blood Facts… Did you know? • Both O Negative and B Negative are rare. Only 7 % of the population has O Negative and only 1% has B Negative. • Like eye color, blood type is inherited. • There is no substitute for blood. • Blood is needed for emergencies and for patients with cancer and leukemia. • A single blood donation can be separated into blood components and can save the lives of about 3 people. • Blood components are red cells, platelets and plasma.
WEAR ABC TV 3 and NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES Hold ST PATRICK’S DAY BLOOD DRIVE Friday, March 12th 7am-6pm Enjoy SUBWAY Food and Receive “Share Luck & Life” T-Shirt
Pensacola, Florida- February 22, 2010 – Northwest Florida Blood Services and WEAR ABC TV 3 will hold the annual St Patrick’s Day Blood Drive on Friday, March 12 at the TV studio located at 4990 Mobile Highway from 7am to 6pm. Blood donors will receive a special St. Patrick’s Day “Share Luck & Life “t-shirt and enjoy tasty sandwiches donated by SUBWAY. Each year WEAR ABC TV 3 holds several blood drives throughout the Florida Panhandle to help support patients, friends and families in local hospitals during the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Traditionally, there is an increase in blood needs during holiday and celebration dates that must be met. Special blood types needed at O Negative, B Negative and A Positive.
Joining the WEAR ABC TV 3 St Patrick’s Day Blood Drives are:
Thursday, March 11 North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview located at 127 Redstone Avenue Senior Circle Classroom from 8am -4pm.
Friday, March 12 Sacred Heart Hospital Emerald Coast in Destin located at 7800 West Highway 98 from 7:30am to 3:30pm
Saturday, March 13 Santa Rosa Mall located in Ft Walton at 300 Mary Esther Cut-off at the Food court from 11am to 4pm
Blood donors are eligible to donate at 16 with a parental or guardian consent form. There is no upper age limit. Blood donors must weigh 100 pounds, be in good health and present a picture ID.
Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood and blood components to 25 hospitals across the Florida Panhandle. There is no substitute for blood. Only you and friends in our community can help patients in need in our hospitals. Plan a blood drive for your company, club or organization by calling Donor Recruitment at 850-473-3853 and be a hero. “Share Luck & Life” and give the gift of life so others have a chance.
Past PRESS RELEASE:
JANUARY WAFFLE HOUSE BLOOD DRIVES
Blood Donors Receive Waffle House Free Meal Coupons
At Selected Pensacola, Ft Walton and Crestview Locations
Friday January 15, 2009
In Celebration of National Blood Donor Month
Pensacola, Florida- January 11, 2010 – Northwest Florida Blood Services and Waffle House will hold blood drives in Pensacola, Ft Walton and Crestview and give blood donors free meal coupons. Waffle House generously offers a “Thank You” to blood donors who come to select Waffle House locations and make a donation to help people in local hospitals who need blood. Waffle House Blood Drives will be held Friday, January 15 from 1pm to 6pm.
Blood donors will also receive special National Blood Donor Month t-shirts in celebration of January being National Blood Donor Month. Northwest Florida Blood Services joins in the national push to encourage all blood donors to start the New Year with a commitment to give blood regularly and invites first time donors to join in giving the gift of life.
Waffle House Blood Drive locations:
In Pensacola:
Waffle House at 4631 Mobile Highway from 1pm to 6pm.
In Ft Walton:
Waffle House at 460 N.W. Racetrack Road from 1pm to 6pm
In Crestview:
come visit the blood drive at 3804 South Ferdon Boulevard from 1pm to 6pm
Elevated blood needs all types. Check the website at www.nfbcblood.org for information or
call 850-473-3853
Past Press Release
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Blood Drives
Monday, January 18, 2010
Center Locations Celebrate Movie Madness
Pensacola, Florida- January 11, 2010 – Northwest Florida Blood Services Blood Collection Centers hold Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Blood Drives on Monday, January 18, 2010 in Pensacola and Ft Walton from 8am to 6pm.Blood donors are invited to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., as they give the gift of life and participate in Movie Madness. Each blood donor will receive a Rave Movie Ticket and free cholesterol screening throughout the day.
Blood center locations are: Pensacola 2909 North 9th Avenue and 1999 East Nine Mile Road; Ft. Walton Beach Center 405 N.E. Racetrack Road.
Start the New Year by becoming a blood donor and help those in need in local hospitals. Northwest Florida Blood Services is your community blood center providing blood and blood components to over 20 hospitals in Northwest Florida.It’s that time to schedule a blood drive for your church, business, organization or civic group. Call Donor Recruitment at 850-473-3853 to arrange the bloodmobile to come to your church or place of business.
Past PRESS RELEASE:
30th Annual Vein Drain Event Scheduled
Pensacola, Florida- December 27, 2009 – Northwest Florida Blood Services and WEAR ABC 3 celebrate the 30th Year Vein Drain Anniversary on Friday, January 8, 2010 between 7am and 6pm at the Pensacola TV studio. For the past 30 years, WEAR ABC 3 has sponsored the January Vein Drain which kicks-off blood donations for the New Year. WEAR ABC 3 holds several blood drives each year to help support community friends, families and patients in hospitals across the Florida Panhandle. Each blood donor will receive a special anniversary blood donor hero t-shirt and enjoy food sponsored by SUBWAY® RESTAURANTS.
This year the drawing for the 2010 KIA SOUL donated by Pensacola KIA Autosport will be held at WEAR located at 4990 Mobile Highway Pensacola. Finalists will be notified prior to the blood drive and do not have to be present to win. The first place runner-up will receive at $500 gas gift card and the second runner-up will receive a $250 gas gift card. Additional information may be found at the website www.nfbcblood.org. Blood donors were automatically registered for the car during the 2009 Drive for Life between July 1 and December 31, 2009.
Other blood drives joining the 30th Anniversary Vein Drain Celebration are:
Thursday, January 7
North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview located at 127 Redstone Avenue in the Senior Circle Classroom from 8am -4pm.
Friday, January 8
Sacred Heart Hospital Emerald Coast in Destin located at 7800 West Highway 98 from 7am to 4pm.
Saturday, January 9
Santa Rosa Mall located in Ft Walton at 300 Mary Esther Cut-off at the Food court from 11am to 4pm.
Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood and blood components to over 20 hospitals across the Florida Panhandle. There is no substitute for blood. Only you and friends in our community can help patients in need in our hospitals. Plan a blood drive for your company, club or organization by calling Donor Recruitment at 850-473-3853 and be a hero. Support your community blood center.
Studer Group Sponsors Northwest Florida Blood Services Student Scholarships
Awards Announced
Pensacola, Florida- Sept 25, 2009 – Northwest Florida Blood Services announces winners of Save Our Summer Student Scholarship Program. Students registered for scholarship monies and to coordinate blood drives during the summer months. Students working with NFBS Community Relations Representatives Ginger Arthur and Alison Lacour learned how to organize a blood drive, the mission of a blood drive, set -up process of a blood drive, to recruit donors, leadership skills, and how to market a blood drive during the time of year donations are at a low. Funds for this scholarship program were donated by the Gulf Breeze located Studer Group.
The Studer Group’s mission is to make health care a better place for employees to work, physicians to practice medicine and patients to receive care. Students set up blood drives and had criteria guidelines to meet for consideration of an award.
The following awards and schools they are attending are: $1000 Awards Winners Fallon Simmons – Northwest Florida State College and Lacy Pettis – Florida State University.
The $500 Award Winners are:
Alethia Zambesi –Pensacola Junior College; Stephanie Tucker –University of West Florida;Lauren Welch –University of West Florida and Susan Battle –University of West Florida.
Northwest Florida Blood Services salutes the students and the Studer Group for being lifesavers in our community.
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Northwest Florida Blood Services Partners with American Cancer Society for Blood Drives to Kick-Off Making Strides Against Breast Cancer October Walks.
Pensacola, Florida- August 15, 2009 – Northwest Florida Blood Services and the American Cancer Society will partner for Kick-Off Blood Drives in honor of the October Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walks in Pensacola and in Destin. The blood drives are an opportunity to recognize and connect blood donors, cancer survivors, families and friends to raise awareness for the need for blood to help people fighting the disease. The kick-off blood drives will be held at Lowe’s at 1201 Airport Boulevard in Pensacola and Lowe’s in Crestview located at 298 Raspberry Road both from 11am to 4pm. Special “I support the fight. I donate blood” partnership t-shirts will be available for each blood donor plus a gift card.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is not a race, rather a celebration of survivorship, an occasion to express hope, and a shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people. Teams of walkers of all ages are welcome to participate in the Mall to Mall Walk, Saturday, October 31, in Pensacola and the walk in Destin on October 24. In 2008, more than 60,000 walkers in Florida joined the American Cancer Society in the united fight against breast cancer. This fundraising event raises dollars to fight the disease, one walker at a time. For information, call the Gulf Coast Area American Cancer Society at 850-475-0850 or to sign up check the American Cancer Society website www.cancer.org/stridesonline.
Northwest Florida Blood Services is your community blood center providing blood to patients, families and friends in local hospitals in Pensacola, Crestview, Ft. Walton and Destin as well as others across the Panhandle. Blood is used for patients with cancer, in surgeries, and emergencies.
For further information, call 850-473-3853 or check the website at www.nfbcblood.org.
PRESS RELEASE
Pensacola, Florida- September 28, 2008– Northwest Florida Blood Services joining with other blood centers throughout the nation and state is allowing 16 year old blood donors to donate beginning this Fall. In order to donate, the sixteen year old must have parental or legal guardian signed consent form prior to and each time of donation and must meet donation requirements. A special consent form is available on the website at www.nfbcblood.org . The special parental consent forms may be obtained at any of the blood centers or on blood mobiles located in Pensacola, Ft. Walton and Panama City or by calling Donor Recruitment at 850-473-3853.
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FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD CENTER FORM REGIONAL ALLIANCE
Two of Florida’s leading blood centers, Florida Blood Services (FBS) and Northwest Florida Blood Center (NFBC), each of which have over 60 years of community based blood banking expertise, are merging to better serve the donors, patients and healthcare facilities in our communities. The merger will result in an even stronger regional commitment in providing blood and blood components to the local communities, while capitalizing on the latest technologies. “FBS has been providing testing services for over a decade for the blood center and that has cemented a strong mutual alliance,” said Northwest Florida Blood Center CEO Eugene E. Roberts, Jr. Florida Blood Services is the third largest donor testing service in the United States. “The growth of the market, coupled with the more complex testing and regulations from the government, has required all blood banks to operate on a much more sophisticated level with very thin margins,” said Roy Berke, Chairman of the FBS Board of Directors.
