Blood Drives taking place on campus will be held on the following dates:
Nov. 12 - 16in the Union Multi-purpose Room
Jan. 22 - 25in the Union Multi-Purpose Room
Apr. 22 - 25in the Union Multi-purpose Room


If you have any questions or concerns, call 1-800-GIVELIFE or email at bgsuarc@gmail.com
The Red Cross Donor Center in Toledo (3510 Executive Parkway) is open the following times:
Monday7am - 4pm
Tuesday11am - 7pm
Wednesday11am - 7pm
Thursday11am - 7pm
Friday7am - 4pm
Saturday7am - 2pm
also the first and third Sunday of each month from 10am - 2pm
Call 1-800-GIVE LIFE to make an appointment




To donate blood you need to be;
at least 17 years old
between 110-350 lbs
in good health
It must be at least 56 days since your last time donating.

Before donating;
drink plenty of non carbonated non alchoholic fluids.
eat a big healthy meal with extra iron.(red meat, fish, poultry, broccoli, beans, raisins, prunes, etc.)


Types of donation:
Whole blood donation:
    The most common form, a needle in the arm takes your blood.
Double Red:
    This process takes double red cells in one visit. A smaller needle is used than in whole donation. Your blood goes through sterile single use tubing, into a machine that separates it into its components. The red cells are kept, while platelets and plasma are returned to your body along with a little saline. Since the liquid portion of your blood is kept, some donors say they feel better after this type of donation than other types.
Aphresis donation:
    This is the opposite of double red, plasma and platelets are taken while red cells are returned. This process yields twice the plasma as whole blood donation and 6-8 times the platelets as whole blood donation.


Facts:
Western Lake Erie Region needs 300 units/day to supply 23 area hospitals in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
Every two seconds blood is needed.
The average adult holds 10-12 pints of blood.
A healthy person can donate about 330 times in his lifetime.
About 85% of the U.S. population will need blood at one time, while only 5% of the U.S. population regularly donates.
7% of your total body weight is blood.