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Monday, December 10, 2012
The Dexter District Library will host a blood drive for the Washtenaw County Red Cross on Dec. 13. The blood drive will take place from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the library’s lower level meeting rooms. New and existing donors are encouraged to sign up or drop in to give blood. The Red Cross will be collecting whole blood, which will be used to help individuals in Southeast Michigan who need transfusions during surgeries, as a result of accidents, or as a part of ongoing medical treatments. New donors are encouraged to stop in during the day of the drive. Existing donors may schedule an appointment time in advance on the Red Cross web site, www.redcrossblood.org. Use the sponsor code "dexterlibrary" to locate the drive. Advance scheduling …
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Officials with the Red Cross say blood donations are needed to help cover emergencies during the winter months.
The American Red Cross of Washtenaw County is teaming up with libraries in Dexter and Chelsea to host two blood drives during the holidays. The Dexter District Library will hold a blood drive from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday in the lower-level meeting rooms. The Red Cross will collect whole blood, which will be used to help individuals in southeast Michigan who need transfusions during surgeries, as a result of accidents or as a part of ongoing medical treatments, the library said in a press release. "We're always in need of blood donations, especially during this time of the year," said Mark Huizenga, blood services coordinator for the Red Cross. "We typically see less donations now — not because people don't want to donate, but simply because …
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Paul McCann
1:40 pm on Friday, January 6, 2012
On behalf of the Dexter District Library I do apologize to everyone who experienced a scheduling problem during the recent drive. Please note that the Dexter District Library provides the venue but all scheduling is handled by the Red Cross. The Library did provide the Red Cross with extensive feedback regarding the scheduling problems after the drive was complete. We hope the Red Cross will be … more ›