There will be a blood donation drive at the Gold Coast Tues Aug. 17 - 9am to
6pm, Arizona Ballroom. All participants (even if you are rejected) will get
a free T-shirt and Free Buffet. Call 228-8400 x 221 or _www.bloodhero.com_
(http://www.bloodhero.com) to make appointment, or just walk in.
Donations are always needed, and it seems that restrictions are increasing.
We were recently surprised to be rejected because we had been on a cruise
that stopped in Costa Rica, back last Oct. Apparently you have to wait 1 year
(due to its being a malaria area). If you have lived in/visited Great
Britain for longer than a few weeks (cumulative total) you may not be able to give
blood.
To be on safe side, try to remember/take with you, information if you have
been out of the country during the past few years. We were asked the dates
and ports of call for our cruise, and had to really dig to come up with them.
Even if you are rejected, as we were, you will receive the T-shirt and
buffet.
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