Donate Blood, Save a Life, and Get Two Free Tickets!

[brewerjamie15]

I hate needles. I absolutely hate them. I don't like shots, I can't stand blood tests, I am scared like a little girl. Despite my fears though, I donate blood pretty regularly. It's important to do it, so I do. A few minutes of discomfort is not much to overcome to be able to help someone out who may very well need blood to save their life.

I'm formally challenging each and every one of you to go donate blood on Monday, August 26th. I'm going to do it. This drive happens to be around the time I can donate. (you have to wait a specific amount of time to donate each time)

I'll be at Miller Park to give blood sometime after 5 pm and I'll wear a David Weathers jersey and a Brewerfan.net t-shirt. Come up and give me your screen name, and I'll enter you to win the shirt. Go give blood someplace else, email me or pm me, and you get entered as well. Winner is picked at random.

So now you can save a life, get two tickets to a Brewers game, and have a shot at a new t-shirt.

As if helping another human being was not enough.

GO GIVE BLOOD!

 

BloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Brewers Team Up to Save Lives

By: Crystal McNeal - Tuesday, August 14, 2007

 

 

Milwaukee Brewers fans are invited to join BloodCenter of Wisconsin for Brewers Day on Monday, August 27, 2007. Everyone who attempts to donate that day at Miller Parkfrom 7 a.m. to 7 p.m or at any BloodCenter of Wisconsin Donor Center during regular hours will receive a voucher for a pair of complimentary Brewers tickets to a future game. Please call 1-877-BE-A-HERO for donor center hours of operation or to schedule an appointment.

 

Blood donated at the drive will help save lives right here in the community. Every day, local patients rely on a steady supply of blood while fighting cancer, recovering from severe injury and during surgery.

 

BloodCenter hopes to see over 1,000 donors on Brewers Day, which is sponsored by the Milwaukee Brewers, News Radio AM620, Subway and Pepsi. Free parking and childcare will be available to donors in front of the clock tower at Miller Park.

 

Anyone who is at least 17 years old, weighs a minimum of 110 lbs. and is in generally good health can donate blood. The entire process takes about an hour and all blood types are needed. Donors should bring a photo ID. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-877-BE-A-HERO or visit www.bcw.edu.

 

BloodCenter of Wisconsin donor centers are located in:

• Brown Deer: 5960 W. Brown Deer Road
• Greendale: 7010 W. Grange Ave.
• Kenosha: 8064 39th Ave.
• Manitowoc: 333 Reed Ave.
• Milwaukee: 638 N. 18th St.
• Racine: 1120 S. Sunnyslope Drive
• Sheboygan: 1018 S. Taylor Drive
• Waukesha: 2111 Springdale Road
• Wauwatosa: 8733 Watertown Plank Road
• West Bend: 130 Valley Ave.

BloodCenter of Wisconsin is a private, non-profit organization widely acclaimed as one of the top transfusion medicine organizations in the world and a leader in diagnostic testing of blood, blood research and blood collection. BloodCenter of Wisconsin is the only provider of blood to hospitals in 28 Wisconsin counties including all community hospitals in Southeastern Wisconsin. BloodCenter of Wisconsin advances patient care by delivering life-saving solutions grounded in unparalleled medical and scientific expertise.