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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.
August 6, 2010 -Northwest Florida Blood Services Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors have announced the postponement of the Gift of Life Gala planned for September 25 according to Board President Father Jack Gray and Gala Committee Chairman Gary Watson.
Board President Gray commenting on the decision said “we have observed that donations are increasingly difficult to acquire, as the prolonged downturn in the economy and the local repercussions from the BP oil spill have necessitated a belt-tightening by local contributors. We would rather see charitable donations go to feed hungry families and help those who have been negatively impacted by the loss of business caused by the oil spill”. “Because of the generosity of many contributors over the past couple of years, we have continued to offer first-rate blood services and look forward to rescheduling a Gift of Life Gala in the future”, concluded Gray.
Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood and blood components to 25 community hospitals in the Florida Panhandle and South Alabama. Blood drives and centers are open seven days a week to help provide needed blood for patients, families and friends in local hospitals.
Past PRESS RELEASES:
PINT for a PINT Day on Friday 20 August 2010 - The 9 Mile Road Donor room is sponsoring a pint for a pint day. Donate on Friday the 20th of August at the Nine Mile Location and you'll receive a delicious pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream... Join us on Friday, and save three lives with your donation.
BACK TO SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVES
CENTERS PENSACOLA, FT WALTON, PANAMA CITY
Friday, August 13, 2010
Donate and Receive $10 Gift Card
To Help With School Supplies
8am to 4pm
August 9, 2010 – Northwest Florida Blood Services holds Back to School Blood Drives in its blood centers in Pensacola, Ft Walton and Panama City on Friday, August 13, 2010 from 8am to 4pm. Blood donors and new blood donors can help support their community hospitals, patients and friends by making a donation and receiving a $10 gift card to help with school supplies. Each blood donor will receive a wellness health check, a free cholesterol screening and be entered to win the 2010 KIA SOUL.
Eligibility requirements are: 16 years of age with a parental or guardian consent form, no upper age limit, weigh 110 pounds, picture ID and be in good health. Consent forms are available at each center and on the blood mobiles.
Elevated blood types are: AB, O-, A- and platelet donors. All types welcome. Northwest Florida Blood Services is in contact with local hospitals daily to determine needs and through volunteer donors helps provide the needed blood. Make a commitment and become a Life Saver.
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES
HOLDS FRIDAY SUMMER MOVIE MADNESS BLOOD DRIVES AT CENTERS
IN PENSACOLA, FT WALTON AND PANAMA CITY
AUGUST 6, 2010
8am to 4pm
Have You Given Your Summer Gift of Life?
August 3, 2010 -Northwest Florida Blood Services, your community blood center, is asking “Have You Given Your Summer Gift of Life”? Blood donors and new blood donors are asked to come by the blood centers on Friday, August 6 and give the gift of life and celebrate Friday Summer Movie Madness from 8am -4pm. Each blood donor will receive a free movie ticket plus be entered to win the 2010 KIA SOUL.
You are eligible to donate if you are 16 with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds, have a picture ID and are in good health. You will receive a wellness check and a free cholesterol screening and the actual blood draw lasts only 5 to 7 minutes. Take the time and help those who are in emergencies, facing surgeries and undergoing cancer treatments in our local hospitals. Be A Life Saver.
Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood to 25 hospitals in the Panhandle. There is a constant need for blood to help patients, families and friends in our local hospitals.
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES FORT WALTON BEACH CENTER
HOLDS WALGREEN’S HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS BLOOD DRIVE DAYS
AUGUST 7 - 13
Ft Walton Beach, Florida.
Northwest Florida Blood Services Fort Walton Beach Center partners with Walgreen’s stores to hold Hurricane Preparedness Blood Drive Days beginning August 7 to August 13 in Fort Walton Beach and Destin. Blood donors who come to the blood drives will be entered to win a Hurricane Preparedness Coolers filled with flashlights, batteries, water and types of items to help during storm times. Each donor will receive a wellness check, a free cholesterol screening and be entered to win a 2010 KIA SOUL donated by Kia Autosport.
Check the locations and times for WALGREEN’S HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS BLOOD DRIVES: August 7 (Sat) 11-3 pm- Walgreens in Destin on HWY 98 and Gulf Shores August 9 (Mon) 2-6pm- Walgreens in Fort Walton Beach off Mary Esther Cutoff August 13 (Fri) 2-6pm- Walgreens in Fort Walton Beach off Beal and Racetrack Rd August 14 (Sat) 10-2pm- Walgreens in Destin off Emerald Coast Parkway
All blood types are welcome and new blood donors. Give the Gift of Life and know they one donation may save 3 lives. You are eligible to donate if you are 16 years old with parental or guardian consent, weigh 110 pounds, have a picture ID and are in good health. There is no upper age limit.
Join us at the Walgreen’s Hurricane Preparedness Blood Drives and help patients, friends and families in local hospitals. Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood to Ft Walton Medical Center, Sacred Heart Hospital Emerald Coast Destin, Twin Cities, North Okaloosa Medical Center and Eglin Air Force Base Hospital. Take the time and make a blood donation. The actual draw time is only 5 to 7 minutes. Be a Life Saver.
Call 862-4216 for information or check the website at www.nfbcblood.org. Stop in and visit the blood center at 405 N.E. Racetrack Road.
We are looking for new blood donors and asking regular blood donors to make time for a blood donation. Current elevated blood type needs are: O Negative, B Negative, A Negative and Platelets.
Northwest Florida Blood Services Hours of Operations:
Fort Walton Beach 405 N.E., Suite 104 Racetrack Rd Ft Walton 850-862-4216 Mon - Thur 8am-6pm Friday 8am-4pm Sat 10am-2pm Sun 12 noon-4pm
Northwest Florida Blood Services Holds
New Donor Room Grand Opening and
Ribbon Cutting at 1999 East Nine Mile Road Center
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:00am
And Welcomes Larry Frederick Ret. Policeman and Blood Recipient
1999 East Nine Mile Donor Room Operations Resume Monday, August 2
July 29, 2010 –Northwest Florida Blood Services Senior Management and staff will celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the New Donor Room at 1999 East Nine Mile Road Pensacola on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 10:00am. Local community leaders and blood donors will welcome special guest, Larry Frederick, retired policeman and blood recipient as they tour the new donor room and enjoy refreshments throughout the day. Community is invited.
Larry Fredrick, retired Oakland policeman and Marine Vietnam Veteran, was permanently disabled in the line of duty by a traffic accident. A DUI driver, speeding at 65 MPH, struck him as he was speaking to a stopped motorist. The outcome was a need for 110 units of blood and nine major surgeries to repair extensive injuries, plus mandatory retirement. Thanks to regular blood donors, Larry Frederick is alive today. Since his recovery, Larry has become an ardent blood donation advocate. The gift of life enables him to show his appreciation to donors nationwide. Larry will bring his “Life Across America 2010” nationwide blood drive sponsored by the Foundation of Americas Blood Centers to Pensacola as they are stopping at blood centers throughout the U S in this 52 day ride. Larry is alive today because of the kindness of more than 100 strangers.
The 1999 East Nine Mile Donor Room will resume normal operations on Monday, August 2 at 8am. The donor room has been closed for most of the summer due to expansion and renovation. The donor room has expanded from 5 beds to 12 beds accompanied by state-of-the-art technologies and new equipment to meet current and future needs of the community.
Northwest Florida Blood Services, a division of Florida Blood Services, is your community blood center providing blood for patients, friends and families in 25 hospitals from Pensacola to Panama City. Check the website at www.nfbcblood.org or call 850-473-3853 for additional information.
For More Information call:
850-434-2535 in Pensacola
850-862-4216 in Ft Walton
850-785-9398 in Panama City
Join Us for KIA Day - in Panama City Monday August 2nd - 8 AM to 6 PM
July 29, 2010 - We will hold KIA DAY PANAMA CITY on Monday, August 2, 2010 from 8am to 6pm at the blood center located at 2696 Hwy 77, Martin Luther King Boulevard (N. of Kohl's). Each donor will be entered to win the 2010 KIA SOUL donated by KIA AUTOSPORT and receive a limited edition Drive for Life t-shirt. The first 40 blood donors will receive a $10.00 gas card. Each donor receives a wellness check and a free cholesterol screening. Elevated blood needs are O and B Negative but all types are welcome. You can donate if you are: 16 with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds, have a picture ID and be in good health. There is no upper age limit. One blood donation can save 3 lives. Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood to both Bay Medical Center and Gulf Coast Medical Center plus military hospitals in Pensacola and at Eglin Air Force Base. Do you part and support Your community blood center. Call 850-785-9398 for information. See the 2010 KIA SOUL on Monday, August 2nd.
Northwest Florida Blood Services Holds
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES
SONIC DAY
Friday, July 23, 2010
8am – 4pm All Centers
Need Blood Donors to Boost Low Collection
July 21, 2010 – Pensacola, Florida.
SONIC DRIVE-INS across the Panhandle have partnered with Northwest Florida Blood Services to help boost the low blood collections during the month of July. Northwest Florida Blood Services encourages blood donors to come to its centers on Friday, July 23 from 8am to 4pm and give the gift of life to help those in need in local hospitals.
Each blood donor will receive a Sonic Burger Coupon, a pair of Flip Flops and be entered to win a 2010 Kia Soul.
Blood center personnel have noted that blood donors have been slow to come in to centers and schedule blood drives during the traditionally slow summer month of July.However, there is still a huge need for blood in area hospitals.
Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood to local hospitals including military hospitals in Pensacola and Eglin Air Force Base.
We are looking for new blood donors and asking regular blood donors to make time for a blood donation.You are eligible if you are 16 years of age with consent, no upper age limit, weigh 110 pounds, have a picture ID and be in good health. Current elevated blood type needs are: O Negative, B Negative, A Negative and Platelets. All types welcome.
For More Information call:
850-434-2535 in Pensacola
850-862-4216 in Ft Walton
850-785-9398 in Panama City
Northwest Florida Blood Services
Hold Wal-Mart and Riverfest 4th of July Weekend Drives
To Build Blood Supply
June 28, 2010 –Northwest Florida Blood Services prepares to build the blood supply by holding Wal-Mart blood drives across the Panhandle over the 4th of July weekend.Summer donations for specific blood types are down and the local community blood center has a tightly packed schedule for blood drives over the 4th of July weekend.
Northwest Florida Blood Servicesprovides blood to area hospitals and holds blood drives seven days a week to have blood ready to help in emergencies and for those facing surgeries.You can help by becoming a blood donor as there is no substitute for the gift of life. You are eligible at age 16 with guardian consent, must weigh 110 pounds, be in good health and have a picture I D. There is no upper age limit.
Blood donors will receive a $5 Wal-Mart gift card and a pair of NFBS flip flops as a thank you for their help at the Wal-Mart blood drives.
4th of July Weekend Blood Drives will be held:
Friday July 2
Pensacola
Wal-Mart Creighton Drive12-6pm
Wal-MartHighway 2911am-6pm
Wal-Mart Crestview12pm-6pm
Wal-MartNavarre12pm-6pm
Wal-Mart Ft Walton Beale Pkwy11am-6pm
Wal-MartPanama City
Tyndall Parkway1pm-6pm
Saturday, July 3
Wal-Mart Pace12pm-6pm
Wal-Mart Defuniak Sprgs 11am-6pm
Sunday, July 4
Riverfest Milton9am-4pm
For additional information call 850-434-2535 or check the website at www.nfbcblood.org
BloodCenter Hours of Operations:
PensacolaFort Walton Beach
2209 N 9th Avenue405 N.E., Suite 104 Racetrack Rd
Pensacola, Fl 32503Ft Walton 850-862-4216
Mon –Thur 8am-6pmMon -Thur 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-4pmFriday 8am-4pm
Sat 9am-4pmSat 10am-2pm
Sun 12 noon-4pmSun 12 noon-4pm
Panama City Donor Rooms
Bay Medical Center Donor Room NFBS Center Hwy 77
Mon 12-6 Mon -Thur 8-6pm
Tue-Thur 8-6pm Fri 8-4pm
Fr -Sat Closed Sat Closed
Sun 12-4 Sun 12-4pm
850-747-6570 850-785-9398
Northwest Florida Blood Services Salutes
World Donor Day Blood Drives Hosted by
Fantastic Sam’s June 14
Waffle House June 16
Sacred HeartHospital June 17
Fantastic Sam’s Panama City June 19
June 8, 2010 –Northwest Florida Blood Services salutes World Donor Day Blood Drives hosted by Fantastic Sam’s, Waffle House and SacredHeartHospital during week of June 14.World Donor Day is celebrated in about 80 countries that recognize millions of people who save lives and improve the health of others by donating blood. World Donor Day is officially June 14 and will be hosted globally in Barcelona, Spain. It is hoped that by recognizing the need for a safe and adequate blood supply throughout the world new blood donors will be attracted. America’s Blood Centers and Nexcare are hosting blood drives throughout the U.S. Nexcare, maker of first aid products, has provided limited edition “Give” bandages to be given toblood donors at our blood centers.
Join us and help save lives in our local hospitals by participating in the World Donor Day Blood Drives, which are:
Monday, June 14 FANTASTIC SAM’S DAY
Blood donors will receive hair cut coupons by giving the Gift of Life at the 2209 N. 9th AvenuePensacola center and the Ft Walton Beach Blood Center located at 405 N.E. Racetrack Road between 8am and 6pm.
Wednesday, June 16 WAFFLE HOUSE DAY
Blood donors will receive a free waffle coupon and a “Be The Giving Type” beach towel with each donation on the bloodmobiles from 1-6pm at the following locations:
9201 West Highway 98Pensacola
4900 Highway 90 MiltonLive WXBM radio personality remote
318 Miracle Strip ParkwayFort Walton BeachLive WKSM radio personality remote
Thursday, June 17 SACRED HEART HOSPITAL Pensacola
Blood donors will receive special “Be the Giving Type” Beach Towels with each donation on the bloodmobiles at the 5151 N. 9th Avenue location between 6:30am-5pm
Friday, June 18 PANAMA CITY BLOOD CENTER
Blood Donors will receive free haircut coupons sponsored by Fantastic Sam’s Panama City Beach with each donation at the 2696 Highway 77/Martin Luther King Boulevard center between 8am -4pm.
2010 KIA Drive for Life Kickoff
Northwest Florida Blood Services and KIA AUTOSPORT team up for
the 2010 Drive for Life June 11-December 31, 2010.
Each blood donor will be entered to win a 2010 KIA SOUL at NFBS blood centers and bloodmobile drives.
Check for Eligibility Rules. Call 850-572-4136 for information.
Pictured Left to Right:
NFBS James Destafney, NFBS Sarah Noel, NFBS Meghan Ditmar, NFBS Sharon Rademacher, NFBS Robert Strickland, KIA AUTOSPORT Jessica Lee, NFBS Betty Roberts, NFBS R.P. Doyle
Blood Donors Enter to Win a Brand New 2010 KIA SOUL
Pensacola, Florida- May 31, 2010 – KIA Autosport kicks-off the 2010 Drive for Life on Friday, June 11, 2010 at the KIA dealership located at W St and Highway 29 in Car City Pensacola from 10am-4pm. Blood Donors are asked to donate blood to help patients in local hospitals and be entered to win a 2010 KIA SOUL. Each blood donor will receive a special Drive for Life t-shirt, free cholesterol screening and a wellness check. The first thirty donors will be awarded at $10 gift card. Cat Country 98.7 radio personalities will host a live remote and all are invited to enjoy food and refreshments. The drawing for the car will be held in January 2011. Other awards will be a $250.00 gas card for the first runner-up and the 2nd runner-up will receive a $150.00 gas card. Check the eligibility rules at the www.nfbcblood.org website. Northwest Florida Blood Services is honored to receive the 2010 Kia Soul donated by General Manager Jessica Lee in helping attract blood donors to give the gift of life for patients in local hospitals and making the blood drive possible.
Blood donors who make a donation between June 11 and December 31, 2010 are automatically entered into the 2010 Drive for Life. Blood donations may be given at any of the NFBS collection centers or blood drives held in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton Counties and Bay Counties.
You are eligible to donate if you are 16 years of age with a signed parental consent form. There is no upper age limit. You must weigh at least 110 pounds; must present a picture ID and be in good health.
Come by, donate blood, see the 2010 KIA SOUL and be entered to win as you save a life in the kick-off celebration.
May 5, 2010 –Northwest Florida Blood Services announces the 6th Annual Pump-A-Pint Blood Drive Competition scheduled Monday, May 10 – Friday, May 14. The Pump-A-Pint Blood Drive Competition was begun by the Escambia Santa Rosa Bar Association five years ago and won national attention from America’s Blood Centers as the “Most Creative Blood Drive” in 2007.
It has grown into a community competition between law offices, court house employees in both Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Gulf Power, Studer Group, Fisher Brown and the Escambia County School Board. The goal is to reach over 550 blood donations. There are award categories based on number of employees as well as the donor group with the most first time donors and the highest percentage of participation.
All members of the community may participate at any of the blood drives or at the blood center located at 2209 North Ninth Avenue. Donors are asked to name the group they want to credit with their blood donation. Each donor will receive a special limited edition Pump-A-Pint t-shirt.
Most importantly Pump-A-Pint is a blood drive that supports the increased need for blood at area hospitals. Make the commitment and support this community blood drive and help those in need in our hospitals. For the blood drive schedule check the website at www.pumpapint.com. For additional information contact Meghan Dittmar, NFBS Community Relations Representative at 850-473-3853.
The 2010 Blood drive participants are:
Beggs & Lane and Wachovia Bozeman, Jenkins & Mathews Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Finn, Blossman & Areaux Clark, Partington & Hart Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association Escambia County School System: Vernon McDaniel Bldg. Escambia County School System: J.E. Hall Center Fisher Brown Insurance Galloway, Johnson & Tompkins Gulf Power Kinsey, Troxel, Johnson, Walborsky & Bradley Levin, Papantonio and O'Sullivan, Creel M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building McDonald, Fleming & Moorhead Moore, Hill & Westmoreland Morgan Stanley O'Sullivan, Creel Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund Santa Rosa County Courthouse Studer Group Techsoft Wachovia Securities
Northwest Florida Blood Services Salutes
MAY AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH (Pensacola/Ft. Walton areas)
Support the Military and Give the Gift of Life
Special Fantastic Sam’s Friday May 7 at Blood Centers
Drawing for 2 US Air tickets
April 29, 2010 –Northwest Florida Blood Services salutes May as Military Appreciation Month. Blood donors are asked to come to the blood centers in Pensacola and Ft Walton and give the gift of life in support of those in need in our military hospitals. Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood to both Pensacola NAS Naval Hospital and Eglin Air Force Base Hospital. A special limited edition military t-shirt will be given to all donors during the month and as well as free cholesterol screenings. Each donor will be entered to win 2 US Air tickets sponsored by Northwest Florida Regional Airport to be drawn at the end of the month.
On Friday May 7, blood donors may also participate in a special Fantastic Sam’s Friday. Fantastic Sam’s has donated a free haircut coupon as a thank you to blood donors valued at $14.99. Blood donors who visit the blood centers at 2209 North Ninth Avenue in Pensacola and 405 NE Racetrack Road in Ft Walton Beach will receive this generous donation by Fantastic Sam’s.
Northwest Florida Blood Services and Southeastern CommunityBloodCenter
Salutes
MAY AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH (Panama City area)
Support the Military and Give the Gift of Life
Drawing for 2 US Air tickets
Panama City April 29, 2010 –Northwest Florida Blood Services and SoutheasternCommunityBloodCenter salutes May as Military Appreciation Month. Blood donors are asked to come to the Bay Medical Center Donor Room located at 615 North Bonita Avenue or the Northwest Florida Blood Center located at 2696 Highway 77/Martin Luther King Boulevard to give the gift of life in support of those in need at our military hospitals.
Northwest Florida Blood Services and SoutheasternCommunityBloodCenter provides blood to both PensacolaNASNavalHospital, EglinAirForceBaseHospital, BayMedicalCenter and GulfCoastHospital. A special limited edition military t-shirt will be given to all donors during the month and as well as free cholesterol screenings. Each donor will be entered to win 2 US Air tickets sponsored by NorthwestFloridaRegionalAirport to be drawn at the end of the month.
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES
ANNOUNCES DONOR ROOM EXPANSION
Northwest Florida Blood Services announces a donor room expansion for the donor center located at 1999 East Nine Mile Road. The project, which is being managed by local contractors, will increase the five bed donor room to a twelve bed, state-of-the-art facility, enabling the center to accommodate more blood donors and better provide for the needs of local hospital patients.
Blood donors who regularly donate at the 1999 East Nine Mile Center are being directed to make their donation at the 2209 North Ninth Avenue center (corner of Ninth Avenue and Maxwell). The expansion project is estimated to take about 8 to 10 weeks to complete with the1999 East Nine Mile donor room closing at the end of business on Wednesday, April 21.
Visit www.nfbcblood.org for more information or, to schedule a blood drive, call Donor Recruitment at 850-434-2535.
Northwest Florida Blood Services Hours of Operations for Pensacola:
2209 N Ninth Avenue
Pensacola, Fl 32503
Mon –Thursday, 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-4pm
Saturday 9am-4pm [NEW]
Sun noon-4pm 850-434-2535
New Details on the 2010 Save our Summer Scholarship Program
April 9, 2010 – Pensacola, Florida. SONIC DRIVE-INS invite you to join in supporting Northwest Florida Blood Services, your community blood center, by visiting one of the community SONIC locations. Sonic Drive-Ins will donate
10% sales from 5pm-9pm every 2nd Monday of each month to Northwest Florida Blood Services beginning Monday April 12. Come help your community blood center by visiting one of the local SONIC DRIVE-INS.
Visit one of the listed stores on Monday April 12 from 5-9pm:
5889 N. Ninth Avenue Pensacola
1719 E. Nine Mile Road Pensacola
1650 South Hwy 29 Cantonment
5001 Hwy 90 Pace
6173 Highway 90 Milton
Northwest Florida Blood Services provides blood to 25 hospitals in the Panhandle. There is a constant need for blood to help patients, families and friends in our local hospitals. Proceeds will go to help purchase technician equipment and to support blood donor educational programs. Check the website for additional information at www.nfbcblood.org or call 850-473-3853.
Hooters Restaurants in Northwest Florida Support
Northwest Florida Blood Services
By holding
Community Blood Drives Across the Panhandle
Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10
April 6, 2010 – Hooters Restaurants in Northwest Florida is supporting Northwest Florida Blood Services by holding community blood drives across the Panhandle Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10. Blood donors participating in the blood drives will receive special coupons offering a free appetizer with purchase of an entrée and a Frequency Matters Save Lives Often t-shirt.Blood donations will help area hospitals by having needed blood available for patients and families requiring surgeries, in accidents and emergencies.
Friday, April 10 blood drives will be held in Crestview Hooters at 180 Cracker Barrel Drive from 3-7pm and Panama City Hooters at 1136 Thomas Drive from 11am-3pm.
Saturday, April 11 blood drives will be held in Pensacola atHooters 5052 Bayou Boulevard from 11am-3pm and Hooters Pensacola Beach at 400 Quietwater Road from 11am-3pm.Bloodmobiles will also be at Hooters Destin at 15015 Emerald Coast Parkway from 11am-3pm and Panama City Hooters at 12709 Front Beach Road from 11am to 3pm.
All blood types are welcome. There is an elevated need for blood types O Negative, B Negative, A Negative and A Positive.To donate blood you must be 16 years of age with parental or guardian consent; no upper age limit, weigh 110 pounds, be in good health and have a picture ID. Each blood donor will receive a free cholesterol screening and a wellness check.
Schedule blood drives by calling the blood center location numbers. Come to Hooters, enjoy the casual beach theme restaurant and give the Gift of Life.One blood donation may save up to 3 lives. Northwest Florida Blood Services and SoutheasternCommunityBloodCenter are your community blood centers providing blood to 25 hospitals in the Florida Panhandle. For information call 850-473-3853.
March 14, 2010 – Northwest Florida Blood Services and Southeastern Community Blood Center, both divisions of Florida Blood Services, will hold St. Patrick’s Day Blood Drives at its blood centers in Pensacola, Ft Walton Beach and Panama City. Each blood donor will receive a special St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt and a free cholesterol screening.
One donation may save up to 3 lives. All blood types are welcome but there is an elevated need for O Negative, B Negative and O Positive. Platelet donors are asked to come make donations as well.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
