AMERICAN RED CROSS
_________________________JULY 2010 BLOOD DRIVES_________________________

Fri.—2nd—Blockbuster Video—12:00pm-4:30pm
725 W. Independence Blvd.—Mt. Airy

Sat.—3rd –Mountain Park Volunteer Fire Dept. 11:00 am –4:30 pm
1137 Zephyr-Mountain Park Rd.—State Road

Mon.—5th—American Red Cross—11:30 am-4:00 pm
844 Westlake Drive—Mount Airy

Wed.—7th—Cross Roads Behavioral Healthcare —10:00 am-2:30 pm
200 Business Park Dr.—Elkin

Fri.— 9th—Northern Hospital of Surry—10:00 am-2:30 pm
830 Rockford St.—Mt. Airy

Sat.—17th—Antioch Baptist Church—9:30 am-2:00 pm
137 Antioch Ave.—Mt. Airy

Mon.—19th—Elkin Rescue Squad—1:30 pm-6:00 pm
940 N. Bridge St.—Elkin

Wed.—21st —G & B Energy—10:00am-2:30pm
667 N. Bridge St.—Elkin

Fri.—23rd—Wal-Mart of Elkin—12:00pm-4:30pm
558 CC Camp Rd.—Elkin

Mon.—26th—Pilot Mtn. First U. Methodist Church—12:00pm-4:30pm
210 Marion St.—Pilot Mtn.

Tues.—27th—Mt. Airy Rotary Club @ Cross Creek Country Club—11:00 am-3:30 pm
1129 Green Hill Rd.---Mt. Airy

Fri.—30th—Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital—9:00 am-1:30 pm
180 Parkwood Dr.—Elkin

Tue.—31st –Bannertown Volunteer Fire Dept.—10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Mount Airy

_______________________AUGUST 2010 BLOOD DRIVES_______________________
                    
Sunday—1st—Mountain View Baptist Church—1:00pm-5:30pm
8704 West Pine Street—Lowgap

Sunday—1st—Shoals Community—12:30pm-5:00pm
3025 Shoals Road—Pinnacle

Monday—2nd—Mount Airy Community—1:30pm-6:00pm
844 Westlake Drive—Mount Airy

Friday—6th—Surry County Sherriff Bus—10:00am-2:30pm
Main Street—Dobson

Sunday—8th—Bannertown Baptist Church—1:00pm-5:30pm
1834 Westfield Road—Mount Airy

Sunday—8th—Fairview Baptist Church—12:30pm-5:00 pm
7659 NC HWY 268—Dobson

Tuesday—10th—Walmart 1039—12:30pm-5:00pm
2241 Rockford Street—Mount Airy

Thursday—12th—Surry County Wellness Program—11:30 am-4:00pm
118 Hamby Road—Dobson

Thursday—12th—Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department—8:00am-12:30pm
1892 Pine Ridge Road—Mount Airy 

Sunday—15th—Union Hills Friends Church—12:30pm-5:00pm
2315 Red Brush Road—Mount Airy

Monday—16th—Elkin Rescue Squad—1:30pm-6:30pm
946 North Bridge Street—Elkin

Wednesday18th—Piney Grove Baptist Church—3:30pm-8:00pm
278 Piney Grove Church Road—Mount Airy

Saturday—21st—Sweet Life Fellowship at Cloud 9 Coffee—12:00pm-4:30pm
2123 Rockford Street—Mount Airy

Sunday—22nd—Mount Pleasant Baptist Church—12:30pm-5:00pm
109 Mount Pleasant Church Road—State Road

Tuesday—24th—Mountain Valley Hospice—12:00pm-4:30pm
401 Technology Lane, Suite 200—Mount Airy

_________________________SEPTEMBER 2010 BLOOD DRIVES_________________________

Sunday—5th—Calvary Baptist Church—11:00am-3:30pm
314 South Franklin Road—Mount Airy

Sunday—5th–Salem Fork Christian Church—12:00pm–4:30pm
2245 White Dirt Road—Dobson

Sunday—5th—Westfield Baptist Church—12:00pm-4:30pm
Westfield Road—Westfield

Monday—6th—Surry American Red Cross—1:30pm-6:00pm
844 Westlake Drive—Mount Airy

Friday—10th—Northern Hospital of Surry—10:00am-2:30pm
830 Rockford Street—Mount Airy

Sunday—12th—Flat Rock Baptist Church—9:30am-2:00pm
1313 East Pine Street—Mount Airy

Tuesday—14th—Surry Telephone Membership Corporation—12:00pm-4:30pm
819 East Atkins Street—Dobson

Monday—20th—Elkin Rescue Squad—1:30pm-6:00pm
946 North Bridge Street—Elkin

Friday—24th—Walmart—12:00pm-4:30pm
558 CC Camp Road—Elkin

Saturday—25th—Antioch Baptist Church—9:30am-2:00pm
137 Antioch Avenue—Mount Airy

Monday—27th—Pilot Mountain First United Methodist Church—12:00pm-4:30pm
210 Marion Street—Pilot Mountain

New Requirement for Height and Weight

This selection criteria for whole blood donation now include a requirement that all high school students also meet certain height and weight cutoffs.  This precaution is being taken because young donors who have a blood volume less than 3500 mL (which is determined from height and weight for male and female donors) are more likely to have an adverse reaction following blood donation than donors who have a larger total blood volume.

In other words, the new requirement is an effort to ensure that blood donors only have a relatively small amount (<15%) of their total circulation blood volume removed with the whole blood donation.

The table below will be used to select high school students, with a total blood volume of 3500 mL or more, based on self-reported height and weight:

Male donors must weigh 110 pounds or more, depending on their height according to the following chart:

Female donors must weigh 110 lbs. or more, depending on their height according to the following chart:

Even if a donor has successfully donated in the past, he or she will not be allowed to donate if they do not meet these new criteria.  We recognize that this precaution may disappoint some donors who have already given blood in the recent past, but we believe that these measures are necessary.  We encourage these individuals to donate again when they meet these criteria.

Please call the Surry County Red Cross at: 786-4183 if you have any questions.