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 to serve our community by co-hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cro ss.   *Rotarians and Elks members have been working together in Everett for several years to provide a consistent\, convenient place to donate blo od 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 blood cannot be manufactured. It can only come from a person who donates it. Ap proximately 30\,000 units of blood are used in the U.S. each day\, and eve ry 2 seconds\, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. Blood shorta ges occur regularly and potentially can cause a delay in treatment for pat ients.   Want to donate blood with us?  Donate Blood\, Platelets or Plas ma. Give Life | Red Cross Blood     Use zip code 98201 to find our driv e!  (If you don't see it on first try\, you might need to adjust the date range)   Benefits of Donating Blood: Side Effects\, Advantages\, and Mor e 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 d onate 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 do nations are used for patients in need of surgery\, cancer treatment and tr ansfusions for blood loss from traumatic injuries. Want to know more about the blood supply in the U.S.? Visit the Facts About Blood Supply page. Why Cancer Patients Need Blood For cancer patients\, blood transfusions ca n act as a resource to implement platelets back into the body after heavy treatments such as chemo or radiation therapy. For cancer patients\, blood cells that are made in the bone marrow are often at risk. This lack of bl ood cell production can cause chronic diseases over time which may affect organs such as the kidneys\, spleen and liver. The Importance of Diversi ty in the Blood Supply Maintaining diversity in the blood supply is essent ial. Some blood types are quite rare and are likeliest to be found among p eople with shared ancestral origins. Visit our Blood and Diversity page fo r more information on the need for diversity in the blood supply. DTEND:20261221T230000Z DTSTAMP:20261019T051156Z DTSTART:20261221T180000Z LOCATION:Everett Elks Lodge SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:American Red Cross Blood Drive @EverettElks UID:9fd5cdb8-7629-47e1-9df9-3bc3767a0580 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Rotary Club of Everett and Everett Elks Lodge #479 are proud to serve our community by co-hosting a b lood drive with the American Red Cross. \; \;

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*Rotarians and Elk s members have been working together in Everett for several years to provi de a consistent\, convenient place to donate blood in downtown Everett.

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Join us in keeping the blood supply s table!

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We tend to assume there will be blood available when it is needed\, but b lood cannot be manufactured. It can only come from a person who donates it . Approximately 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 sh ortages occur regularly and potentially can cause a delay in treatment for patients.

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Want to donate blood with us? \;

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Donate Blood\, Platelets or Plasma. Give Life | R ed Cross Blood \;  \;  \;Use zip code 98201 to find our dr ive! \; (If you don'\;t see it on first try\, you might need to adj ust the date range)

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Benefits of Donating Blood: Side Effects\, Advantages\, and More

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Why is it Important to Donate Blood?

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Abou t 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 abo ut 13.6 million units of whole blood collected for donation in the U.S. Th e Red Cross provides about 40% of our nation&rsquo\;s blood and blood cell components to donors. Your blood donations are used for patients in need of surgery\, cancer treatment and transfusions for blood loss from traumat ic injuries. Want to know more about the blood supply in the U.S.? Visit t he Facts About Blood Supply page.

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Why Cancer Patients Need Blood

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F or cancer patients\, blood transfusions can act as a resource to implement platelets back into the body after heavy treatments such as chemo or radi ation therapy.

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For cancer patients\, blood cells that are made in the bone marrow are often at risk. This lack of blood cell production can cause chr onic diseases over time which may affect organs such as the kidneys\, sple en 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 ra re and are likeliest to be found among people with shared ancestral origin s. Visit our Blood and Diversity page fo r more information on the need for diversity in the blood supply.

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