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Please Donate Blood and Save a LifeFirelands Chapter is part of the Northern Ohio Blood Region based in Cleveland. Since area hospitals have contracts with the Northern Ohio Blood Region, Firelands Chapter has a responsibility to help collect the blood needed by the region. Firelands Chapter is currently collecting about 11,000 pints of blood per year. Between 7 and 8% of our population donates blood. We hope you are a part of this very important family. Nationally, the American Red Cross produces more than 14 million blood products to 1,300 hospitals across the country. Blood safety and availability are top priorities of the American Red Cross
To be eligible to donate blood you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 105 lbs and be in good general health. Donors can safely give blood every 56 days. For more information or to ask about drives with a specific time schedule call 1-800-Give-Life or call 1-800-589-2286. We would be glad to answer your questions. Together, we can save a life.
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