Monday, January 14, 2013
Residents say they feel it is important to donate blood as much as they can due to a blood shortage.
Residents from Verona, Cedar Grove, North Caldwell and other nearby towns lined up at the Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad on Monday waiting for their turn to donate blood. “The Blood Center of New Jersey (BCNJ) is in a Severe Emergency Blood Shortage situation and needs all those who are eligible to please donate,” Rescue Squad officials said. Snow storms and seasonal flus have contributed to the blood shortage, they added. Darlene Black-Webb, a Registered Nurse and Team Leader for the Blood Center of New Jersey has been assisting with blood donations for 40 years, she said. Besides the obvious reason of donating blood to help those in need, blood donations also have a positive effect for the donor. “It's good for people to build …
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Donate blood today and get a free $15 Shop Rite gift card.
The Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad is hosting a blood drive today, starting at 2 p.m due to a “severe emergency blood shortage.” To donate, visit the Rescue Squad at 651 Pompton Ave. in Cedar Grove and receive a $15 gift card to Shop Rite. “The Blood Center of New Jersey (BCNJ) is in a Severe Emergency Blood Shortage situation and needs all those who are eligible to please donate,” the Rescue Squad said. Recent snow storms have cancelled recent blood drives many people are sick with a cold or the flu causing a shortage of blood donations. “The standard daily orders of blood and blood products to our New Jersey hospitals has been reduced to less than one quarter,” the Squad said. “BCNJ predicts this situation will get worse in the …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Blood Drive will be held at Our Lady of the Lake Church on Sunday, Nov. 25.
Our Lady of the Lake Church will be hosting a blood drive for the Blood Center of New Jersey. The drive will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25 at Church Hall, 32 Lakeside Ave. in Verona. “Your blood donation will be used for the patients in our area hospitals who require life saving blood transfusions,” the Blood Center said in a written statement. “It could be someone in your family, a friend, a neighbor, a coworker… a baby, a mother, a police officer, a firefighter… we never know who it will be.” Donors will receive a $15 ShopRite Card. The Blood Center reminds all donors to eat before donating blood and to bring photo I.D. According to the Blood Center of New Jersey, donors cannot give blood if: Click here on more information…
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad with the Blood Center of New Jersey held a community blood drive
On the second floor of the Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad building, the Blood Center of New Jersey held a community blood drive last Monday, where 22 local residents came out to donate said the organization. “I try to give blood as often as I can because I’m A-negative, which is a popular type,” said Verona resident, Donna DiNorcia, who has given over a gallon of blood and has a certificate to prove it. “If I can save someone’s life, I think that would be nice.” A $10 gift card for ShopRite was given to the donors, said resident nurse team leader, Kathy Schweitzer, of Neptune. Darlene Webb, also a registered nurse, of Bangor, explained the importance of donating blood because it is perishable with only a 35-day shelf life and …
