Twice a year, we at B’nai Tikvah host a blood drive under the auspices of the Blood Center of NJ and the South Brunswick Community Blood Bank.

Your Blood is Urgently Needed For:

• Somebody with leukemia.
• People being operated on.
• Hemophiliacs, so they’ll be normal as possible.
• People undergoing dialysis, awaiting transplant.
• Burn victims
• New mothers in need of transfusion.
• Babies needing a complete change of blood supply.
• Cancer patients.
• The very tired with severe anemia.
• People in worse shape than most folks you know!

Blood collected has only 42-days of shelf life and then must be replaced. A five-day supply of blood is continually needed.

Please become a multiple times a year donor, and encourage your older teenagers and young adults at home to join the fold. Consent form for 16 year old donors.

We now offer the ALYX machine, which uses a smaller needle and allows you to donate two units of red cells in a single visit.

Requirements

Donors must be in good general health, weigh at least 120-lbs, and be 17 (16 with parent/guardian okay) through 75 years old.

If you choose the ALYX machine, the requirements are slightly different:

• Male donors must be at least 5’1″ tall and weight at least 130 lbs.
• Female donors must be at least 5’5″ tall and weight at least 150 lbs.

Bring an ID with your signature. FDA Regulations call for a donor or Social Security number on a donor application.

It’s advisable to have eaten before donating. The entire process takes less than an hour. Then refreshments…

Contact Marty Engelfor more information.