Date: 3/31/2010
Time: 2:30 PM TO 7:30 PM

Northside Hospital-Cherokee, Education Building
201 Hospital Road
Canton, Ga

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Event Description: Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day. In response to this ongoing need, Northside Hospital hosts community blood drives throughout the year at each of its hospitals in Atlanta, Forsyth and Cherokee. All donors will receive a free T-shirt and free parking. In Atlanta, all non-Northside employee donors will be reimbursed the $3 parking deck fee. There is no charge for parking in Forsyth and Cherokee. A single blood donation can help at least three patients. If every eligible donor donated at least twice a year, we wouldn’t have seasonal blood shortages. The only source of blood is volunteer blood donations. As long as you are healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds and are 17 or older, you can give blood every 56 days. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact: Atlanta: Trinita Patton, 404-851-8146, trinita.patton@northside.com Forsyth: Glenda Cronan, 770-844-3400, glenda.cronan@northside.com Cherokee: Tracy Posey, 770-720-5117, tracy.posey@northside.com


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