Health & Wellness
CLA Blood Donors are the Best!
We can't thank you enough for your overwhelming response to our annual blood drive on March 30. We screened 53 people and obtained 46 units. You literally gave someone the "Gift of Life". Our annual goal is 147 units. You can donate every 8 weeks so take advantage of the local blood donor centers. Our Fund ID# is 0738. Just give this to the staff when you donate and it will be credited to CLA. A list of the donor centers are located at the "Event Informational" Health Ministry display in the main lobby between the doors 103 and 104. May the Lord bless you richly for what you have done? For more information go to www.cpbb.org
One of the many benefits of being a member of Christian Life Assembly, is that you are automatically enrolled in our Group Blood Assurance Plan. This means that you become part of a continuing system that assures that blood will be available for you and your immediate and extended family (including parents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews and in-laws), if needed. When an enrolled group meets an annual donation goal of eighteen percent of their family units, they are ensured that credits will be available for transfer to any participating hospital in the United States.
Did you know…?
- Forty-four percent of the population are eligible to donate but only about seven percent do
- One pint of blood can save up to as many as four lives
- The shelf life of a unit of blood is only 35 days
- The average male has between ten and twelve pints; whereas a female has between eight and ten pints of blood You are able to donate blood every eight weeks
- There is no substitute for human blood. Donors are the only source.
- Every three seconds someone somewhere needs blood. Chances are you won't know this person, but tomorrow, it could be your friend, your neighbor, or even a family member.
