Alpha Phi Omega at Tennessee Tech is sponsoring a Blood Drive with Blood Assurance in the main quad on Wednesday, November 18, from 10 am to 4 pm. Blood supplies are currently critically low right now, so every pint donated is greatly appreciated!
You can sign up to register at http://bloodassurance.org/ttuapo/
A few facts about giving blood:
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- 4.5 million Americans will need blood during each year.
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- 43,000 pints of blood is used each day in the US and Canada.
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- 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood.
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- There are four blood types (A, B, AB and O). AB is the universal receipient. O is the universal donor.
- One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
Please donate blood on Wednesday!