[Vision2020] Moscow Community Blood Drive

[Joan Opyr]

A caveat on the blood drive (which I think is great idea and a community obligation): some of us who would love to donate, and who used to donate on a regular basis, are now barred by the Red Cross from offering up a pint.  Gay men are barred, even if they're proven HIV negative.  People like me, who lived in the United Kingdom for more than a year during the mid-eighties Mad Cow epidemic, are barred.  If you've had a tattoo, you're barred from donating for up to a year.  Before you go down and offer up a vein, check with the Red Cross to make sure that you're wanted.  I can tell you from bitter experience that it's very demoralizing to show up all civic-minded only to be turned away.   

I have a comparatively rare blood type, AB+, and would love to give, but I can't.  Of course that doesn't stop me from selling my plasma up in Spokane when I need a few bucks to buy a bottle of Ripple . . .  

Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment

PS: If I actually had Mad Cow disease, that would explain quite a lot, wouldn't it?
   
----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Gray
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 4:49 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow Community Blood Drive

I read in the Spokesman this weekend (plus or minus 7days) about the  
shortage in the blood supply in many states right now. Some have only  
a 1-2 day supply and have to borrow blood from other states, if those  
states have sufficient reserves.  

Also, accd. to the the Inland Northwest Blood Center website,  UI is  
having a blood drive on the 29-30th at 875 Line street in the 'upper  
canvass area' (is this the Student Rec Center?) so if you can't make  
it the 25th you can show up there.

So how about a challenge to all Vision2020 members to put your  
'sensitive inner elbow' where your mouth is and donate some blood?

scared of needles and a fainter,
Debbie

On 15 Sep 2004 at 16:18, ben merkle wrote:

> Give life to the community!  The Moscow Community Blood Drive is
> Saturday, September 25th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Logos School
>   Field House (110 Baker St., but enter off of A St.).  New Saint
>   Andrews College is working with Inland Northwest Blood Center to
>   sponsor this community event. Baskin-Robins, The Breakfast Club,
>   Bucer's, Coeur D'Alene Brewing Company, La Casa Lopez, Old Peking,
>   Papa John's, Patty's Kitchen, Quiznos, Wheatberries, and Zumé are
>   generously donating food for after you give blood.  KRPL 1400 AM  
    which
>   plays songs from the 50's, 60's, and 70's will be broadcasting live
>   from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Childcare is available from 10 a.m. to 2  
    p.m.  
>   Thanks also to KRPL, Insty-Prints, and Logos School for their
>   contributions.  Contact John Lewis (882-1566 or info at nsa.edu) for  
    more
>   information.
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