Blood drive comes to Western Jan. 27, 28 and 29

The Puget Sound Blood Center will be returning to Western Washington University to conduct a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan 27, 28 and 29.

The donation location will be at the Viking Union 565 and also at the Mini Mobile in Red Square near the Humanities Building.

All donors who register at WWU blood drives at the VU or Red Square, even those who are deferred, will be automatically entered into a contest for a chance to win a 30 piece party platter from the Bellingham Jimmy Johns. One lucky donor will be selected at random out of those who present to donate.

Volunteer donors can aid as many as three patients with only one pint of blood, and it takes 900 donors a day to fill the needed supply in the Puget Sound region alone. The success of the campus Quarterly Blood Drive ranks Western as one of the largest donor groups in the Puget Sound region.

Donors must be present ID and be at least 18 years old, 110 pounds. There is no wait after a tattoo if it was acquired in WA, OR, CA, ID or MT. New and returning donors are welcome, and all are encouraged to bring friends along as well. Eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating. Free juice and cookies are offered following donation. To avoid a line, come on the first day or early in the morning.

For more information on the Western Blood Drive please contact Catharine Vader at 360-650-7557.