Shepeard Blood Center Has Urgent Need for Blood
HARBURG, GERMANY - JUNE 08: Blood donations are seen at the blood donation service Hamburg on June 8, 2011 in Harburg, Germany. Hospitals and the Red Cross in northern Germany have appealed to the public for blood donations as a result of the current outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E. coli, also known as the EHEC bacteria. With at least 2,200 people afflicted by the infection, and approximately 500 suffering from the HUS complication from EHEC that attacks the kidneys, hospitals have seen an explosive growth in their need for donated blood plasma. The EHEC outbreak has thus far killed at least 22 people in Europe's deadliest recorded outbreak of E. coli. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)
Shepeard Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive in Waynesboro on Sunday, thanks to weather-related cancellations earlier in the week.
Sunday’s blood drive will be held at A&A Minit Mart on Highway 23 South from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Shepeard officials say they need all blood types, but they’re currently in urgent need of O-positive, O-negative, and B-positive donations.
The first 15 donors Sunday will receive a $10 A&A Minit Mart or Subway gift card.
Donors must be in good general health, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be at least 17 years old (or 16 with written parental consent) to donate.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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