Carson City Community invited to Open House at Vitalant Donation Center
The Carson City community is invited to experience the new look of Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, during a special open house event this month at the Carson City donation center.
The open house is Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vitalant Carson City, is located at 256 E. Winnie Ln. Complimentary food from San Marcos Grill and refreshments will be provided for guests. Plus, guests can enter to win one of several fabulous raffle prizes including gift cards and more from local businesses including Starbucks, Firehouse Subs and Café at Adele’s.
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Blood donors at Vitalant have the amazing potential to transform a life. As a thank you for their efforts, all guests who attempt to donate blood during the event will receive a Vitalant blood type window cling and a sandwich voucher to Firehouse Subs.
If donors are unable to attend but would like to give blood in the near future, donation appointments can be made at vitalant.org or 775-329-6451, or donors are encouraged to visit the upcoming local blood drives open to the public:
— Nevada Supreme Court, Oct. 16, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
— Western Nevada College, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
— Carson High School, Oct. 24, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To be eligible to give blood, whole blood donors must be at least 16 years old (16 and 17 need a signed Vitalant parental consent form available online at Vitalant.org), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, be in good general health and bring a photo I.D. Other donation types have specific eligibility criteria. Please visit vitalant.org/Donate/Donate-Blood-Overview for more information.
Vitalant is the nation’s second largest community blood service provider, supplying comprehensive transfusion medicine services for nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states. Vitalant inspires local communities to serve the needs of others and transform lives through the selfless act of donating blood.
Every day, almost 5,000 blood donations are needed to meet the needs of people throughout the country, and Vitalant’s 780,000 donors supply 1.8 million donations a year. In addition to blood products, Vitalant offers customers transfusion services, medical consulting, quality guidance, ongoing education, research and more. For more information and to schedule a donation, visit vitalant.org or call 877-258-4825 (877-25VITAL). Join the conversation about impacting the lives of others on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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