WBB Hosts Blood Drive for Carolina Tickets
1/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's basketball team has joined forces with the Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross to offer tickets to the Wake Forest/North Carolina game on Thursday for donors this week.
Designated Donor Hours for Ticket Voucher:
Sunday January 27th 10:00 am-3:30 pm
Monday January 28th 12:30 pm-8:00 pm
Tuesday January 29th 10:30 am-6:00 pm
Wednesday January 30th 7:30 am 2:00 am
For more information visit http://www.nwnc-redcross.org/, or call (336) 724-0511.
Fast Facts about Blood and Blood Donation
- 1 in 10 persons entering the hospital needs blood
- Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. receives a transfusion
- Each unit of blood you donate can help up to three different people
- Eating iron-rich food and drinking water can improve your blood donation experience
- You can give blood every 56 days
- There is no substitute for human blood
- The average blood donation only takes about 10 minutes
- Only 5 percent of the eligible population gives blood