Hope Winter Blood Drive with New York Blood Center
January is National Blood Donor Month! However, a perfect storm of conditions has created an emergency blood shortage affecting millions of doctors and patients in the New York Metropolitan Area.
Winter is the most difficult time to maintain a sufficient blood supply. Blood donations tend to drop off during and shortly after the winter holidays. Inclement weather disrupts blood drives, and more people come down with colds, the flu, respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) or COVID-19. Respiratory viruses have been surging in the city since mid-November, setting the stage for the shortage.
Through the small yet heroic act of giving blood, you can save a life.
DETAILS: Hope Church NYC is excited to partner with the New York Blood Center to host a Winter Blood Drive to support the NYC Critical Blood Shortage this season. We will host a Blood Drive at Hope's HQ in Midtown (The Hub NYC at 31st/Park) and we hope that you can join us.
Please note that signing up does not guarantee you will be able to donate. When you arrive, there will be a short and quick medical history and eligibility check. Most people do qualify as blood donors even if you are taking medications. More info on this in FAQ below.
We are hoping to get around 100 registrations and a total of about 75 total blood donations this month! That's about 225 lives impacted in a single day in our city of New York. Please share with your friends who may be interested!
LOGISTICS: Time: The Blood Drive will go from 10AM - 4PM. You can sign up for slots every 15 minutes-- each slot will be for one hour. You only need to be there physically for one hour. Please register directly on the Hope Church Center App + Select a slot at the provided Google Sheet link.
Steps for Registration:
(1) Sign up here at Hope's Church Center page: https://hopechurchnyc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2648924
(2) Select a Preferred Time for your Slot here (you will be emailed final final confirmation with your slot by January 21st): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x8KJ9arl6-xZAra4RrdUQvCkXPnDeQEn10CgyQuS6zk/edit?usp=sharing
Note: Registering on Luma does not mean you are fully registered. You must sign up on Hope's Church site (so we have your info to reach out) and select a slot on the Google Doc to be fully registered).
FAQ:
(1) What are the eligibility criteria for being able to donate blood? - In good health - Aged 17+ (requires written doctor consent for 76+) - Weigh at least 110 pounds - Antibiotics if taken for infection, accept after last dose provided donor meets all other criteria - Sympton-free for at least 72 hours following cold/flu - More Info Here: https://www.nybc.org/donate-blood/donor-eligibility/
(2) What happens during the one hour slot? - 15 minute for registration & a quick medical interview to determine eligibility - 30 minutes for the blood draw - 15 minutes post-draw observation period (eat snacks and make sure nothing goes wrong!)
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Donating blood is easy. It takes only about one hour of your time and each donation can save up to three lives. Your donation can help cancer patients, accident victims, people undergoing surgery, women during childbirth, people with sickle cell disease and many more. We want to do our part in helping to save lives in our community. Will you help us?
Quick Stats:
- Close to 2000 blood donations are needed in NY/NJ daily
- One donation can save up to 3 lives
- 1 in 3 people will need blood in their lifetime from a doner
- Every winter NYC goes through a critical blood shortage
- 75 donations from just this Hope Blood drive can save 225 lives
About New York Blood Center: https://www.nybc.org/
About Hope Church NYC: https://hopechurchnyc.org/