Blood Services

The gift of life

People who have received blood or who have given blood have a special understanding of this precious gift of life. Blood is a human tissue that cannot be manufactured. The only way one person receives blood is for another person to care enough to give up one hour of time and a pint of blood. Blood is separated into components before distribution, so with each donation you can help up to three people.

Where to donate

AMERICAN RED CROSS –FULTON COUNTY

BLOODMOBILE SCHEDULE

Jan.1, 2010 – June 30, 2010

DATE	LOCATION	TIME
2/17/10	Fulton County Health Center	6am – 12 pm
3/10/10	Delta High School	8:30 am – 1:30 pm
3/10/10	Metamora Community-Evergreen High School	12:30 pm – 6:30 pm
3/16/10	Archbold Ruihley Park	11am-5:30pm
3/23/10	Swanton Health Care	12 pm- 6 pm
4/1/10	Wauseon Christ United Methodist Church	12 pm- 6 pm
4/7//10	Archbold High School	7:45 am – 1:30 pm
4/9/10	Evergreen High School	8 am - 12:30pm
4/10/10	Fayette Church of the Nazarene	9am – 2pm
4/21/10	Pettisville High School	9am – 2pm
5/17/10	Delta American Legion	12 pm- 6 pm
5/18/10	Swanton American Legion	12 pm- 6 pm
5/25/10	Archbold Ruihley Park	11am-5:30pm
5/27/10	Wauseon Emmaus Lutheran Church	11 am – 5 pm
6/8/10	F & M Bank – Archbold	9 am – 2 pm
6/23/10	Lyons Christian Church	1 pm – 6 pm

Times, dates, locations are subject to change

For further information, please contact the Fulton County Bloodmobile Coordinator, Diane Morr at: blood@FultonCountyRedCross.org
Phone: 419-822-4706
Chapter office: fcrc@embarqmail.com
Chapter office: 419-335-4636

In 1947 the Red Cross launched the first national civilian blood program which revolutionized blood banking in the Untied States. The Red Cross had been informally recruiting blood donors for a few hospital as early as the late 1930's.

Locally, the Fulton County Chapter has carried on this tradition. We have established strong community ties and gained the support of volunteer blood donors to meet the needs of hospitals in our region.

Bloodmobile Coordinator is Diane Morr and her committee members are Virginia Bamonte (Archbold), Barb Hite (Delta), Margaret Sutton (Fayette) and Marle Weber (Wauseon).

The Chapter sponsors over 35 bloodmobiles each year. These bloodmobiles collected 2797 pints of lifesaving blood last year.

Each pint of blood can help up to three patients- depending on the individual needs of each patient.”

The Chapter also provides volunteer who make emergency runs to/from Fulton County Health Center and Toledo Blood Services or Medical College of Ohio transporting blood for patients in immediate need of blood.

General requirements

Donors must be at least 17 years of age (there is no upper age limit).
Weigh at least 110 pounds.
Have not had hepatitis since the age of eleven.
Be in general good health.
Positive photo ID now required

Donors must wait eight weeks between donations, and are encouraged to have eaten within the last four hours. Increasing fluid intake prior to donation is especially important! Drink plenty of milk, juice, or water. To help to have a good iron level, it is suggested that for a few days before you try to donate that you eat plenty of protein, green leafy vegetables and cut down on your caffeine intake- especially caffeine pop and coffee.

Prior to donation, donors are asked questions about their health to ensure that donating blood will not cause any problems to the donor or recipient. All blood is typed and tested after each donation

Do I Qualify to Give Blood?

What to Expect When Donating Blood

Chairperson and Volunteer Luncheon

The Western Lake Erie Blood Services Region held its annual Chairperson and Volunteer Luncheon at the Hilton Inn at Levis Commons in Perrysburg on October 30, 2008. The Western Lake Erie region serves 23 hospitals in NW Ohio and Monroe County, Michigan. There are 1000 bloodmobile chairpersons in this region. Local bloodmobile Chairperson Virginia Bamonte from Archbold was recognized at the luncheon and was presented the Marv Mullholand Leadership Award by CEO Don Baker. Virginia chaired the bloodmobiles held at the Archbold K of C Hall in March and July and has been involved with bloodmobiles for many years in the Delta and Archbold area. She is also an active member on the Fulton County Red Cross Disaster Response Team. Other Fulton County volunteers who were recognized for their dedication in support of blood services were Homer & Elizabeth Yutzy (Wauseon) and Judy Hoffman (Lyons). These three volunteers cover every blood drive in Fulton County as registered volunteers working the pak tables.

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