Pine River blood drive brings in 33 volunteers

PINE RIVER — The Pine River community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on Aug. 29 at Lifehouse Coffee that helped collect a total of 28 units of blood products for patients in need.

A total of 33 individuals volunteered to donate blood, and 25 individuals were able to successfully donate. One person came forward to donate power red cells, which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor.

One person volunteered for the first time.

Cindy Miller coordinated the drive, the Pine River Lions sponsored the blood drive, Lifehouse Coffee provided the location and Don Norman assisted with the drive.

The next Pine River blood drive is scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 24. Donors can make an appointment at www.donors.vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL. With each donation, donors receive a free total cholesterol test and earn reward points.

Blood donation takes about an hour from check-in to refreshments, while the blood draw typically taking less than 10 minutes. Donors can save about 20 minutes by completing their health history questionnaire the day they donate at

www.vitalant.org

/health.