Recognizing the urgent need for blood donors, the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors will partner today with the American Red Cross to host a Community Blood Drive in Benton Harbor.
The Realtors group will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross today, Wednesday, July 29th from 12:00 noon until 5:45 pm at Hidden Pointe Hall, located at 1062 Nickerson Avenue in Benton Harbor.
To make an appointment to donate, you can sign up online at http://redcrossblood.org with the sponsor code SWMAR.
Carolee Dalrymple, Chair of the Association’s Public Relations Committee tells us, “Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations,” and adds, “There is an urgent need for blood in our area. This blood drive is our way of allowing staff, colleagues, and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.”
Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the American Red Cross.
Dalrymple says, “We urge community members to donate blood and help ensure that patients in local hospitals have a supply of blood ready and waiting before an emergency occurs. There’s no better feeling than knowing that your blood donation may give someone a second chance at life.”
According to the American Red Cross, donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative.
The Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors, Inc. is a professional trade association for real estate professionals who are members of the National Association of Realtors, and ancillary service providers for the real estate industry in Allegan, Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties. The Association can be contacted at 269-983-6375 or through their website at www.swmar.com.
