April 29, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be Tuesday, May 5 from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. by appointment only at the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Contact www.redcross.org to schedule your appointment.
Meanwhile a Blood Assurance Drive will be Thursday, May 7 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital in the parking lot at the bloodmobile. To schedule an appointment go to www.bloodassurance.org/dekalbhospital or contact Barbara Jacobs at 615-215-5302 or Barbara.jacobs@ascension.org. Remember to eat a good meal, drink additional water and AVOID energy drinks and bring a photo ID. All donors will be given a “Happy Camper Southern Blood Donor” tee shirt and entered into a drawing for a: “Echo Dot”.
A Blood Assurance Neighbors Helping Neighbors drive will be Monday, May 18 from 12 noon until 5:00 p.m. at the County Complex Senior Citizens Center location in the parking lot inside the bloodmobile. To schedule an appointment go to www.bloodassurance.org/dekalb or contact Jimmy Poss at 615-464-7426 or jimposs@yahoo.com. Remember to eat a good meal, drink additional water and AVOID energy drinks and bring a photo ID. All donors will be given a “Dairy Queen Gift Card and a “Happy Camper Southern Blood Donor” tee shirt.