June 17, 2016
By Paul Joseph, Paragon News Director –
There are two locations in western Oklahoma to save local lives, Monday, by giving blood. One is in Canute and the other on the SWOSU campus.
Blood donors this summer will not only feel good when they donate with OBI, Oklahoma Blood Institute, each will also get two tickets to the Oklahoma City Zoo.
The Zoo’s lively otter is featured on their “You Otter Give Blood” T-shirts that are additionally given to donors.
The first blood drive on Monday will be in Weatherford at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The “Student Blood Drive” is sponsored by the local Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Weatherford and will run from 11 am until 4 pm in the back gym of the Wellness Center at the university.
Also on Monday is the drive in Canute which is sponsored by the Canute Lions Club. Club members are inviting everyone healthy and 16 years or older to save local lives. The drive will be held from 12:30 until 5:30 pm at the Lions Club in Canute.
Because there is no substitute for blood, the supply must constantly be renewed for patients in local hospitals.
Although all blood types are needed, those with O-negative type blood are especially encouraged to donate. According to the American Association of Blood Banks, AABB, those with O-negative blood make up only nine-percent of the national population. However, O-negative blood can be used by anyone in an emergency situation when a patient’s blood type has not yet been identified.
OBI is the ninth largest, non-profit blood center in America, providing every drop of blood needed by patients in 158 state medical facilities including hospitals throughout Paragon Communications listening area.
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