In the Charlotte, NC real estate area, our local hospitals use about 100,000 blood products a year to people like you and me.  Each day patients who suffer from cancer, heart disease, and other major illnesses depend on a readily available supply of blood to save their lives.  As a volunteer blood donor, you are saving lives.  Here are some facts:

• Blood donations tend to decrease during the winter and holiday season.
• Demand for blood products often increases during the winter and summer months.
• No amount of money donated will ever replace the life giving event of a blood donation.
• Donating blood costs you nothing but a little time…approximately an hour.
• Anyone over 17 years of age who is healthy can donate.
• You can call and schedule an appointment to donate.
• ALL BLOOD TYPES ARE NEEDED!

About 4 million people need blood each year — one every 12 seconds. Our local hospitals transfuse more than 100,000 blood components every year. When we think of the need for blood, we often think of emergencies, but for thousands of Americans, transfusions are a way of life. People who suffer from cancer, heart disease, leukemia and other major illnesses need blood on a regular basis to survive.  Blood use varies greatly from patient to patient, depending on whether or not there are complications. The following examples are not uncommon:

Below are links to the locations where you can donate through the American Red Cross or through the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas:

American Red Cross 

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas

If you have donated in the past…thank you.  Won’t you donate again?  If you have never donated…it’s time to take the leap.

Respectfully,

Rufus Hutchinson

Charlotte Realtor

Charlotte NC Real Estate