HODG’S BIG-HEARTED, BAD-ASS BLOOD DRIVE
It’s the FIRST blood drive bank of the New Year! The bad-ass HODG BLOOD BANK!
If you are able, please sign up to donate blood on Sunday, January 5.
The mobile van from Cedars will be at: 153 S. Norton Ave from 10am - 4pm.
We will have delicious popsicles and other delish food :)
If you cannot give, send your kids. (Anyone over 16 can give)
Also, please send this link to your neighbors.
Bring picture I.D. [driver license/or/passport works best or a photo of the I.D. on a smartphone will work]
✓ Welcome Back blood donors: specific guidelines have recently changed & many can now give blood again!
[FDA updated new guidance regarding eligibility criteria may allow one to participate with blood donation if previously not able to]
[i.e. Great Britain/Ireland/U.K. residents–travelers · Covid–19 illness · Same–sex partners · Inclusive gender–neutral questions]
Everything completely free for those who successfully donate blood, no charge at all for any of the following:
✓ Free for everyone – no fees or cost whatsoever to give blood
✓ All are invited: Ages 16, 17, 18, & up (no upper age limit & a local gentleman gives blood he’s over 90!)
✓ Only 16 year olds specifically require a signed Parent Consent [download form here]
✓ Even first–timers are definitely welcome – donors able to find out their own individual blood type within about a week
✓ Most common medications no problem (aspirin, cholesterol, blood pressure, birth control, pain pills, antidepressants/anxiety, thyroid, even diabetics taking insulin)
✓ Ink-work tattoos & ear/body piercings are allowed (as long as it was a professional licensed shop & no amateur settings, i.e. home/garage or incarceration)
✓ The actual blood donation process itself only takes about 10 mins & is fairly simple
✓ All donors be sure to have photo I.D. or a picture of it on their smartphone is okay (driver license, Calif I.D., or a passport will work best)
✓ Adios to finger–sticks! The non-invasive sensor device is the newest innovation for easy iron readings & makes it a cinch
The following helpful link is from our Nutrition Dept of Registered Dieticians – good for anyone who’s ever had decreased iron, which can fluctuate monthly/throughout the year and yes they most definitely can try again (most people don’t have actual diagnosed anemia). And I’ve met vegetarians/full-vegans who don’t eat even any meat yet still have sufficient iron to give blood just fine:
Iron • detailed info & beneficial food list
Thank you very much for supporting this important cause.