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Urgent: Roll up sleeve for August, September blood donations

Posted on by Carolyn Bahm
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Lifeblood-logoBecause of recent patient needs, Lifeblood is in a critical shortage of O-negative and B-negative blood types, according to the company’s website. Donors are encouraged to visit a center or go to a local blood drive as soon as possible.

Also be aware that every blood type is important when it comes to maintaining a stable blood supply. Patients in local hospitals count on Lifeblood’s volunteer donors.

Walk-ins are welcome so stop by a donor center or any of the following mobile blood drives. For more information about donor center hours visit http://www.lifeblood.org/?page_id=6 or call 1-888-LIFEBLOOD.

Remaining August dates

  • Aug. 21: Tipton Center Mobiles, 1828 Old U.S. 51 S., Brighton. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Aug. 22: Tipton Center Mobiles, 1828 Old U.S. 51 S., Brighton. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Aug. 22: Memphis Public Library, Memphis. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Aug. 23: First United Methodist Church – Millington, 8029 Wilkinsville Road, Millington. Hours: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Aug. 23: Church of the Nativity, 5955 St. Elmo Road, Bartlett. Hours: Noon-3 p.m.
  • Aug. 23: St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2949 Davies Road, Lakeland. Hours: 8 a.m.- 1 p.m.
  • Aug. 24: Armorel High School, 4555 North St., Hwy 137, Armorel, Ark. Hours: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
  • Aug. 28: Tipton Center Mobiles, 11630 U.S. 51 S., Atoka. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Aug. 29: Tipton Center Mobiles, 11630 U.S. 51 S., Atoka. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Aug. 30: St. Luke Lutheran Church St.Luke Lutheran Church, 2000 N. Germantown Parkway, Cordova. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Aug. 30: Highland Church of Christ, 400 N. Houston Levee Road, Cordova. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Aug. 30: Fullview Missionary Baptist Church, 7119 Memphis-Arlington Road, Bartlett. Hours:
  • 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • Aug. 30: Greenleaf United Methodist Church, 3004 Greenleaf Road, Coldwater, Miss. Hours: noon-4 p.m.

September opportunities

  • Sept. 1: Walmart, 798 W. Service Rd., West Memphis, Ark. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Sept. 1: Tyssen Krupp, 9280 Crestwyn Hills Drive, Memphis. Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 2: Advanced Services Inc., 6419 Shelby View Drive #110, Bartlett. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sept. 3: Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, 1 Bass Pro Drive, Memphis. Hours: 1-6 p.m.
  • Sept. 4: Tipton Center Mobiles, 628 U.S. 51 N., Ripley. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 4: Brighton High School, 8045 U.S. 51 S., Brighton. Hours: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 5: Tipton Center Mobiles, 628 U.S. 51 N., Ripley. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 5: Methodist Sickle Cell Center, 2080 Poplar Ave., Memphis. Hours: 9-11:30 a.m.
  • Sept. 6: Hope Presbyterian Church, 8500 Walnut Grove Rd., Cordova. Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 6: Bartlett Baptist Church, 3465 Kirby Whitten Rd., Bartlett. Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 7: Greater Middle Baptist, 4982 Knight Arnold Road, Memphis. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sept. 9: White Station Church of Christ, 1106 Colonial Road, Memphis. Hours: 4-8 p.m.
  • Sept. 11: Tipton Center Mobiles, 1995 U.S. 51 S., Covington. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 12: Tipton Center Mobiles, 1995 U.S. 51 S., Covington. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 13: Faith Anglican Church – Cordova, 555 Walnut Grove Road, Cordova. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 13: Heartsong Church, 800 N. Houston Levee Road, Cordova. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 13: Christ Church – Bartlett, 5955 Yale Road, Bartlett. Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 13: Ellendale Baptist Church, 3861 Broadway Road, Bartlett. Hours: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 14: Great River Medical Center, 1520 N. Division St., Blytheville, Ark. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 15: Saint Francis Hospital – Bartlett, 2986 Kate Bond Road, Bartlett. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Sept. 16: AOC, 955 Tennessee 57, Piperton. Hours: 1-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 16: Independent Bank, 5050 Poplar Ave., Memphis. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 16: Mullins United Methodist Church, 4 North Mendenhall Road, Memphis. Hours: 5-7 p.m.
  • Sept. 16: Hope Baptist Church, 6800 Center Hill Road, Olive Branch, Miss. Hours: 4:30-7:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 17: Baptist Memorial Hospital – Tipton, 1995 U.S. 51 S., Covington. Hours: 12:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 17: Halls High School, 800 W. Tigrett Halls, Halls. Hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 18: Tipton Center Mobiles, 1828 Old U.S. 51 S., Brighton. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 19: Blytheville Community Drive, 320 N. 6th, Blytheville, Ark. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 19: Tipton Center Mobiles, 1828 Old U.S. 51 S., Brighton. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 20: Church of the Incarnation, 360 Bray Station Road, Collierville. Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 20: Warren Community Church, 11800 U.S. 64, Somerville. Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Sept. 20: Oliver Creek Church of Christ, 8313 U.S. 70/Summer Avenue, Bartlett. Hours: 3:30-7:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 21: Lausanne Collegiate School, 1381 W. Massey Road, Memphis. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 22: Varsity Spirit Corp., 3131 Appling Road, Bartlett TN. Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 23: Collierville First Baptist Church, 830 New Byhalia Road, Collierville. Hours: 4-8 p.m.
  • Sept. 25: Tipton Center Mobiles, 11630 U.S. 51 S., Atoka. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 25: City University, 1475 E. Shelby Drive, Memphis. Hours: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sept. 26: Marion United Methodist Church, 81 Military Road, Marion, Ark. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Sept. 26: Tipton Center Mobiles, 11630 U.S. 51 S., Atoka. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Sept. 26: Keel Avenue Baptist Church, 778 North Bellevue, Memphis. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sept. 27: New Hope Christian Church, 3300 Kirby Whitten Road, Bartlett. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

About Lifeblood

Lifeblood is the Memphis region’s only non-profit volunteer blood center, dedicated to meeting the needs of patients, healthcare facilities, medical professionals and the community at large by building exceptional relationships between volunteer donors and Lifeblood’s caring employees. Every year Lifeblood supplies more than 100,000 units of blood and blood products for local patient transfusion.

Because Memphis is the eighth largest medical center in the United States and hosts the second busiest trauma center in the nation at The Med, the need for blood is constant. Unfortunately, over one-third of the local blood supply is currently being imported from other volunteer blood centers throughout the country.

Lifeblood’s goal is to eliminate the dependence on other communities. Through neighborhood donor centers and a full schedule of mobile blood drives, Lifeblood makes it easy and convenient to donate blood throughout the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carolyn Bahm