Anyone 16 years or older* is urged to stop by Henryetta City Hall Community Center between 1pm and 6pm. All donors will receive special-edition Guns ‘N Hoses T-shirts as well as a voucher for two entries to Safari Joe’s H2O Water Park of Tulsa. Although all blood types are needed, donors with O-negative blood are particularly asked to come out. While only nine percent of the population has this blood type, it is the ‘universal type’ and can be used at an accident scene or emergency department when there’s not time to identify a patient’s type. Donors are helping to support local patients in emergency situations.
“Henryetta first responders see first-hand the daily need for blood at hospitals and air ambulances when those they rescue require life-saving treatment,” John Armitage, M.D., CEO and President, said. “We can’t say enough about the service they provide, and we owe it to them to do our part in making sure blood is available to save those whom they have risked their lives to rescue.”
Appointments for the blood drive may be made by calling 877-340-8777 or visiting obi.org.
