The blood drive associated with the Emergency Preparedness Fair will take place at the Stake Center on Friday, August 24, 2012 from 11:30 am until 7:00 pm and on Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.
To sign up to donate blood, go to www.redcrossblood.org. On that web page, in the upper right hand corner is a blue box which reads "Make a blood donation appointment". Clicking on that box takes you to a page which reads "Find a donation opportunity". In the Sponsor code box, type ldsbentonville then click Find. This takes you to the page with the Emergency Preparedness Fair blood drives. (The Red Cross separates Friday and Saturday into two drives.) Click on "Click here to schedule an appointment" for whichever day you desire. This takes you to the donor sign in page. If you haven't signed up to give blood since last year, you need to click on the Register now button and fill out that form. Otherwise type in your user id and password. Once you've logged in, you'll be sent to the donor sign up page and can click on an available time.
Donating one unit of blood saves three lives. We're hoping to collect enough blood to save 630 lives.
NB On the webpage www.redcrossblood.org is a section which gives information about donating blood. If you click on "getting ready for your donation" you can read about hydrating before hand, what to wear and what to bring with you. There is also a link on foods to eat to keep you from becoming anemic.
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