by Sara 

Save lives-give blood today at Fatima

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The Magnolia Community Blood Drive is today.?Our community?s need for blood products, to save lives and improve the quality of life for patients, never goes away.?From? Bloodworks Northwest:

  • Every 2 minutes someone is Western Washington needs blood.
  • Bloodworks Northwest must register around 900 donors per weekday.

Just last week, there were three patients in their 60’s required a total of: 36 unit of red cells, 31 units of plasma and 4 units of platelets to survive. That required 24 donors just to save these 3 patients lives. Just think how many families and friends in addition to the patients are grateful for everything you do to support our lifesaving mission.?Thank you for making a difference in the lives of patients in our community.

Currently they ?are 1,601 units below operational levels, leaving 5 major blood types with only a 1 day supply (emergency level):

????????? O Positive Inventory – 47% below operational levels

????????? B Negative Inventory – 58% below operational levels

????????? O Negative Inventory – 42% below operational levels

????????? A Negative Inventory – 38% below operational levels

????????? A Positive Inventory – 49% below operational levels

Monday, August 17

MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY

FATIMA CHURCH HALL

1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
**Walk-in Service ONLY**

Sponsored by the Magnolia Knights of Columbus

For more information contact Doug Gehrke at (206)282-4400

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For questions about eligibility, please call 800-398-7888

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***If your schedule is flexible,?they recommend coming earlier than later (ideally before 5pm). This drive tends to get quite busy when many donors start getting off of work.

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