By Port Huron Elks Lodge 343
The Port Huron Elks Lodge 343, 66th consecutive Blood drive was held on Monday, September 16th. We had (38) donors arrive to provide the ”Gift of Life” as we surpassed our goal of 36. (8) donors were deferred, (28) whole blood pints, and (4 Power reds = 8 pints) were collected, for a total of 32 total units. Working together, the Port Huron Elks Lodge 343, and the American Red Cross have collected over 2,199 units (pints) = over 274 gallons of blood since our 1st blood drive on January 7, 2013. We are well on our way to reaching our next goal of 3,000 pints (375 gallons). Our 67th Blood Drive has been scheduled for Monday, October 21st. To date, we currently have 18 scheduled appointments booked with the American Red Cross. Please consider registering today at https://www.redcross.org.
