Red Cross blood drive begins June 10-13 at AEDC

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  • By Raquel March
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ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. --  Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) employees will have an opportunity to donate blood with the American Red Cross during a blood drive June 10-13 at 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Red Cross provides a convenient method for donating blood using a bloodmobile, a mobile blood collection lab.

The bloodmobile will move to a different location each day while stationed at AEDC.

The dates and corresponding locations are: June 10 - the Propulsion Wind Tunnel office, building 740; June 11 - the Administration and Engineering, building 100; June 12 - The von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility, building 676; June 13 - the Main Auditorium, building 452. Employees may donate at the multiple locations during work hours with approval from their supervisor.

To be eligible to donate, you must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. The process usually takes about 30 minutes and includes a complimentary snack and T-shirt. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids - avoiding caffeine - and eat a meal that is rich in iron prior to donating. Bring identification in the form of a donor card or driver's license.

The Red Cross Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region serves nearly 60 hospitals in Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois and parts of Missouri. They must have approximately 600 people donate blood or platelets each weekday to meet the needs of hospital patients.

To donate blood at other locations see www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation.

For more AEDC blood donation guidelines and information, call 454-5387.