{"id":32729,"date":"2015-01-30T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=32729"},"modified":"2016-01-28T20:37:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:37:49","slug":"american-red-cross-host-blood-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/01_30_2015\/american-red-cross-host-blood-drive","title":{"rendered":"American Red Cross to host blood drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 2-4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Campus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Am-Red-Cross-logo_0.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Am-Red-Cross-logo_0.png\" alt=\"Am-Red-Cross-logo_0\" width=\"324\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Am-Red-Cross-logo_0.png 324w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Am-Red-Cross-logo_0-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a>\u201cOne person can save three lives,\u201d said Erica Holland, donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross Blood Services. \u201cEach donation is broken down into red blood cells, platelets and plasma, which can be used for blood transfusions and to help burn victims and cancer patients.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The blood drive will be held in the Student Union Ingman Room on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, the blood drive will be held in the Student Recreation Center Oak Room. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to collect 300 units of blood a year; that supplies 24 hospitals in the western Lake Erie region,\u201d Holland said.<\/p>\n<p>Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment, but having one is not necessary. To schedule an appointment, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/\">redcross.org<\/a> and enter sponsor code UTMAIN.<\/p>\n<p>Those who participate will receive a coupon for a free Chipotle burrito. <\/p>\n<p>Volunteer opportunities are available as greeters, escorts and canteen supervisors. To volunteer, contact Jennifer Hughes, donor recruitment account manager of the American Red Cross Western Lake Erie Region, at 419.764.4168 or <a href=\"mailto:jennifer.hughes@redcross.org\"> jennifer.hughes@redcross.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make an appointment or stop by to donate at the American Red Cross blood drive, which will take place Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 2-4, on Main Campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":728,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32729"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37888,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32729\/revisions\/37888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}