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Donate Blood during Ewing’s Battle of the Badges and Help to Give the Gift of Life

Give a pint and support your favorite emergency service

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-NDThe Ewing Township Police, Fire, and EMS Departments will be hosting a "Battle of the Badges" Blood Drive Donation on December 12, 2019 at Station 30 (The Pennington Road Firehouse) located at 1666 Pennington Road in Ewing, NJ. Each Department would greatly appreciate your support in helping to raise 100 pints of blood. Your donation not only gives back to the Community, but also gives the opportunity for a second chance to someone in need. Please come out and help us help the Community!

Using the relationships between Ewing’s local first responders: Police, Fire and EMS services, the Battle of the Badges fosters with a friendly competition to see who can recruit the most blood donors.  Come out and support your favorite emergency service and we all win.  Supporting the Red Cross blood supply is another great way to touch lives in the communities you serve every day.

Check out the eligibility requirements from the American Red Cross following:

Requirements for Whole Blood Donation[1]

  • Donation frequency: Every 56 days
  • You must be in good health and feeling well
  • You must be at least 16 years old in most states
  • You must weigh at least 110 lbs.

Common Reasons Why People Can’t Donate

  • Cold, Flu, or other type of illness.
  • Medications - Most medications will not disqualify you from being able to donate blood but may require a waiting period after your final dose.
  • Low iron - If you were unable to donate due to low iron, you may still be able to donate in the future. The Red Cross recommends taking steps to help increase your iron level.
  • Travel Outside the U.S. - You may be deferred from donating blood or platelets if you have lived in or traveled to a malaria-risk country in the past three years.

Other Ways You Can Help

  • Host a Blood Drive
  • Start a Virtual Blood Drive - Create your campaign online and send an invitation to your friends and family members from around the country to join you in donating blood and saving lives. No blood mobile or space is needed.
  • Donate – financial donations are always welcome
  • Volunteer with the Red Cross

Pre-registration is recommended at: https://tinyurl.com/ewingems and pick your own appointment time slot.

Event Details

Date: December 12, 2019

Time: 2 – 7:30 pm

Location: Station 30 (Pennington Road Firehouse), 1666 Pennington Road, Ewing

[1] https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements.html