September is dedicated to raising awareness of the need for blood donations to help treat children with cancer, and the need for a more ethnically diverse blood supply to provide more compatible transfusions for sickle cell patients.
Also, everyone who registers to donate with the Community Blood Center through Oct. 1 will receive the “I Give for the Kids” September Childhood Cancer Awareness socks.
To make an appointment online, visit www.DonorTime.com, or prospective donors can call 937-461-3220 or download the Donor Time app. Those who download the app can save time by completing the donor questionnaire before arriving at a blood drive either on the app or at www.givingblood.org/donorxpress.
To donate, donors must provide a photo ID that includes their full name and must be 17 years old, or 16 with parental consent. Past CBC donors are asked to bring the donor ID card.
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