2 L E H A V R E N E W S F E B R U A R Y Le Havre on the Water would like to have a blood drive! We need 40 people signed up to host a blood drive. Please sign up so we can set the date. Thank you for caring! BLOOD DRIVE 2 LEHAVRE COURIER | FEBRUARY 2016 | WWW.QNS.COM The Facts • Only 2% of our local eligible population donates blood each year • There is no substitute for human blood • You cannot get an infectious disease by donating The Numbers • 2 seconds: How often someone needs blood • 42 days: Shelf life of donated red blood cells • 5 days: Shelf life of donated platelets • 56 days: How often you can donate • 17% Number of non-donors who cite “never thought about it” as the main reason for not giving The Donation • 4 easy steps: Registration, medical history, donation and snacks • 10 minutes: How long the actual donation will take • 10 pints: Amount of blood in the average adult body • 1 pint: Amount of your donation The Lives Saved • 1 in 3 people will need a blood product in their lifetime • Surgical, trauma and cancer patients and those with blood disorders need blood • If only 1% more of Americans donated, blood shortages would disappear To sign up please contact Nick Santo 718-767-2277 nicksanto@elitepoolandfitness.com
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