Blood drive set for Oct 13, 14 and 15 at Western

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 Oct 13, 14 and 15.

Donations will be taken in Viking Union 565 and at the Mini Mobile in Red Square near the Humanities Building.

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 identification and be at least 18 years old and 110 pounds. There is no wait after a tattoo if it was acquired in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho or Montana. New and returning donors are welcome, and all are encouraged to bring friends along as well. Donors should eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating. Free juice and cookies are offered following donation. To avoid a line, donors should come on the first day or early in the morning.

For more information on the Western blood drive, contact Janae Brewster at 360-650-2993.