St. Stephen's partners with Beautiful Savior Lutheran twice a year to sponsor a blood drive in support of the Southeastern Michigan Red Cross Blood Services (http://www.semredcross.org). St. Stephen's hosts the SPRING blood drive and Beautiful Savior Lutheran hosts the FALL date.
Some facts about blood donations...
It takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete the donation (intake, blood donation & snacks)
The goal is to have between 25 & 35 donors from both churches.
Donor criteria: (1) at least 17 years old; (2) 110 lbs; (3) no previous donation within 56 days; and (4) no antibiotics for 48 hours prior
Blood types in short supply are 'O' and 'B', but every type is welcome!
Oakland County doesn't collect enough blood to service their hospitals and has to import blood from other regions. Their goal for the year is to become self-sufficient, and our blood drive can help.
Sign-up schedules assist the Red Cross volunteers with staffing estimates for our event. But, please remember that walk-ins are always welcome!
For information on future Blood Drive schedules, please contact the Outreach coordinator (outreach@ststephenstroy.org)
This page last updated: 07/07/2008