Published by Kirby Winn on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 in News Releases
Concern over canceled blood drives and missed appointments for blood donation is growing as a winter storm moves across large portions of the ImpactLife service region. Snow and ice accumulation canceled 20 out of 26 ImpactLife blood drives on Wed., Feb. 12, and the blood center saw 153 fewer whole blood and platelet donors at its Donor Centers as well. Total losses for the day hit 513 donations, adding to a total of at least 600 donations lost to weather-related cancellations so far this month.
ImpactLife asks all eligible donors who can safely travel to a nearby mobile blood drive or Donor Center location to help make up for lost donations. To find a donor center or mobile blood drive, call (800) 747-5401, or book online at www.bloodcenter.org, or via the ImpactLife mobile app (www.bloodcenter.org/app).
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Donor Rewards
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All donors will receive a voucher to redeem for their choice of an electronic gift card, a charitable donation, or points to redeem in the Rewards Store. For more information, see www.bloodcenter.org/now.
- DONOR CENTER BONUS: Through February 23, donors who give at donor center locations receive a $20 value or 1,000 points increase. (Values remain the same for donors who give at mobile blood drives.)
- WHOLE BLOOD: $20 gift card or $20 donation or 1,000 points
- DOUBLE RED CELL DONATION: $25 gift card or $25 donation or 1,500 points
- PLATELET APHERESIS OR PLASMA: $30 or $30 donation or 2,000 points
February is Heart Health Awareness Month; Blood Donors Make a Difference!
Blood transfusions are needed or ongoing patient care at hospitals across our region. During February's Heart Health Awareness Month, ImpactLife is reminding blood donors of the lifesaving impact blood transfusions can make for patients with heart disease. Renee Brown, a critical care nurse with who works with cardiac patients at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, says it is "amazing to watch" the improvement heart patients can experience after receiving a blood transfusion.
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Learn more in the blood center's Heart Month news release and social media toolkit.
About ImpactLife
ImpactLife's mission is to save lives by engaging donors, supporting partners, and advancing medicine. Founded in 1974, ImpactLife supplies blood products and services to hundreds of hospitals, emergency services organizations, clinical researchers, and other blood centers throughout Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri. The nonprofit blood provider is ranked among the leading 12 blood suppliers in the United States.
For more information on blood inventories and donor promotions, visit www.bloodcenter.org and find us @impactlifeblood on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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