Sheldon, Iowa — It’s time for the first part of the twelfth annual Heroes Behind The Badges Blood Drive in Sheldon.
Ken VerSteeg, the Executive Director of the Community Blood Bank tells us that the drive is a friendly competition between teams of Sheldon emergency responders.
VerSteeg says that last year, the team of the Sheldon Police Department and Sheldon Community Ambulance Team edged out the team of the Sheldon Fire Company and Sheldon Emergency Management by a margin of 35 to 30 donation votes. Plus, says VerSteeg, when you give blood, you save up to three lives — so you become a hero as well.
According to VerSteeg, the first part of the drive is on Tuesday, February 5th.
The idea is that each pint of blood is worth one donation vote, says VerSteeg.
VerSteeg says that at last report, the blood supply was in critical need — meaning that they only have a 36-hour blood supply. So donations are in strong need right now.
Donors must be at least 17 years old (or 16 years old with a signed parent consent form found at www.cbblifeblood.org), weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. They’d also like you to have a form of ID on you, a list of any medications you are on, and a list of any countries and/or cities you have visited outside of the United States in the last three years.
For more information, you can visit www.cbblifeblood.org.
