Mayville Legion Post 69 hosted their fourth blood drive on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the American Legion on 134 S Main St., through the Red Cross. In total, with 47 donors, they collected 46 pints of blood. A potential 138 lives can be saved by these donations. But the need for blood is still great and donors are necessary in all types.
Diane Moede from the Legion said, “The need is there, and we’d like to see more people come in and donate if possible.”
She also said that it isn’t just the rarer blood types that are needed, it is the common ones like A+ as well.
That Wednesday, they had around 50 people signed up to donate blood, and that doesn’t count the walk-ins. It isn’t required to have an appointment, but the slots fill up fast and walk-ins won’t be accepted if all the times are booked.
It takes anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes to give blood. This is dependent on the type of blood the donor is giving and how long it takes to get set up.
After a donor gave blood, there were snacks for them to enjoy.
“We need to have people come in and give, it’s saving lives,” Moede said.
Between the Legion and Mayville High School, they have done six blood drives in total. Two at the high school and four at the Legion. The Mayville Lions Club sponsored this blood drive and Kwik Trip donated the food.
Diane Moede would also like to thank all of the following volunteers who gave their time: Gale Crist, Aimee Streblow, Ginny Bell and Lois Hintz - Administration; Sue Stark, Marge Finke, Deb Koch and Luanne Tighe - food and refreshments.
The next scheduled American Red Cross Blood Drive for those eligible will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Mayville High School on South Clark Street.
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