BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Rotary Club of Everett and Everett Elks Lodge #479 are proud t o serve our community by co-hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cr oss.   *Rotarians and Elks members have been working together in Everett for several years to provide a consistent\, convenient place to donate bl ood in downtown Everett. Join us in keeping the blood supply stable!   We tend to assume there will be blood available when it is needed\, but bloo d cannot be manufactured. It can only come from a person who donates it. A pproximately 30\,000 units of blood are used in the U.S. each day\, and ev ery 2 seconds\, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. Blood short ages occur regularly and potentially can cause a delay in treatment for pa tients.   Want to donate blood with us?  Donate Blood\, Platelets or Pla sma. Give Life | Red Cross Blood     Use zip code 98201 to find our dri ve!  (If you don't see it on first try\, you might need to adjust the dat e range)   Benefits of Donating Blood: Side Effects\, Advantages\, and Mo re Why is it Important to Donate Blood? About 328 million people currently live in the U.S. Each year\, approximately 6.8 million people in the U.S donate blood. Annually\, this adds up to about 13.6 million units of whole blood collected for donation in the U.S. The Red Cross provides about 40% of our nation’s blood and blood cell components to donors. Your blood d onations are used for patients in need of surgery\, cancer treatment and t ransfusions for blood loss from traumatic injuries. Want to know more abou t the blood supply in the U.S.? Visit the Facts About Blood Supply page. Why Cancer Patients Need Blood For cancer patients\, blood transfusions can act as a resource to implement platelets back into the body after hea vy treatments such as chemo or radiation therapy. For cancer patients\, bl ood cells that are made in the bone marrow are often at risk. This lack of blood cell production can cause chronic diseases over time which may affe ct organs such as the kidneys\, spleen and liver. The Importance of Dive rsity in the Blood Supply Maintaining diversity in the blood supply is ess ential. Some blood types are quite rare and are likeliest to be found amon g people with shared ancestral origins. Visit our Blood and Diversity pa ge for more information on the need for diversity in the blood supply. DTEND:20250425T220000Z DTSTAMP:20261016T124313Z DTSTART:20250425T170000Z LOCATION:Everett Elks Lodge SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:American Red Cross Blood Drive @Everett UID:061ff432-7e52-45f8-861a-57ad8e2909bc X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Rotary Clu b of Everett \;and Everett Elks Lodge #479 are proud to serve our community by co-hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross.&nb sp\; \;

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*Rota rians and Elks members have been working together in Everett for several y ears to provide a consistent\, convenient place to donate blood in downtow n Everett. Join us in keeping the blood supply stable!

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We tend to assume there will be blood available when it is needed\, but blood can not be manufactured. It can only come from a person who donates it. Approx imately 30\,000 units of blood are used in the U.S. each day\, and every 2 seconds\, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. Blood shortages occur regularly and potentially can cause a delay in treatment for patient s.

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Want to donate blood with us? \;

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Donate Blood\, Platelets or Plasma. Give Life | Red Cross Blood  \;  \;  \;Use zip code 98201 to find our drive! \; (If yo u don'\;t see it on first try\, you might need to adjust the date range )

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Benefi ts of Donating Blood: Side Effects\, Advantages\, and More

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Why is it Important to Donate Blood?

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About 328 million people current ly live in the U.S. Each year\, approximately 6.8 million people in the U. S donate blood. Annually\, this adds up to about 13.6 million units of who le blood collected for donation in the U.S. The Red Cross provides about 4 0% of our nation&rsquo\;s blood and blood cell components to donors. Your blood donations are used for patients in need of surgery\, cancer treatmen t and transfusions for blood loss from traumatic injuries. Want to know mo re about the blood supply in the U.S.? Visit the \;Facts About Blo od Supply \;page.

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Why Cancer Patients Need B lood

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For cancer patients\, blood transfusions can act as a resour ce to implement platelets back into the body after heavy treatments such a s chemo or radiation therapy.

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For cancer patients\, blood cells that are ma de in the bone marrow are often at risk. This lack of blood cell productio n can cause chronic diseases over time which may affect organs such as the kidneys\, spleen and liver.

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The Importance of Diversity in the Blood Supply

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Maintaining diversity in the blood supply is essential. Some blood types are quite rare and are likeliest to be found among people with shared ancestral origins. Visit our \;Blood and Diversity \;page for more informati on on the need for diversity in the blood supply.

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