March 26, 2010 at 10:00am – 3:00pm, United Blood Services is holding a Blood Drive at the Howard Payne University Gym. Be a hero and sign up to donate. To schedule an appointment to donate at this blood drive, click here.
Location: Howard Payne University Gym
1000 Fisk HPU Station
Brownwood, TX 76801
The blood donation process is easy. Most donors find it a painless and heartwarming experience.
Qualifications are simple. The United Blood Services websites states, “If you are 16 or older*, weigh at least 110 pounds, have not donated in the past 8 weeks (16 weeks for double red cell donors), are healthy and are not currently taking antibiotics, we welcome your blood donation!
You may not donate if you:
- have cold or flu symptoms on the day of donation or do not feel well
- have ever used a needle to take nonprescription drugs
- had hepatitis after the age of 11
- ever had a positive Hepatitis B or C test
- are at risk of catching or spreading the AIDS virus.
*Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 (and, in some states, 17) must have signed permission from a parent or guardian.”
