Blood Drives

By: Gary Merritt - Sat, Apr 18, 2020 7:30 PM











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         Please Give Blood!


 

 With the recent travel restrictions and the stay at home order, many blood donation sites have been shut down.


 Governor Whitmer is encouraging Michiganders to give blood.


 With Charity being the first principle of our order, please consider donating.


 The Knights of Columbus was the first national organization to have a blood donor program. Now they collect more than 400,000 pints of blood each year.


By being the first national organization to sponsor a donor program, the Knights of


 Columbus became a pioneer in blood donation. In 1938, two years before the Red Cross’s wartime blood drive, Knights of Columbus councils worked with local hospitals to organize blood drives in centers set up by Knights.


 Knights of Columbus! Our Brothers and Sisters need our help again! Due to the Covid-19 crisis, blood supplies are historically low.


Please contact the following for more information and to schedule an appointment.


 Red Cross: 1-800-733-2767, redcrossblood.org


 Michigan Blood: 1-866-642-5663, donate.michigan.versiti.org


 UPBlood: 1-800-491-4483, mgh.org