TO THE EDITOR:
We are writing with a plea to faculty and staff and students to give the gift of life this holiday season at the 11th annual winter Carolina Blood Drive.
The drive will be from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15 in Fetzer Gym on South Road. Parking will be free in the Cobb Deck off Country Club Road.
The holidays are a tough time for hospitals and patients. Many of us are extremely busy, yet the need for blood donations doesn’t stop.
To give at the drive, you must be healthy, at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated whole blood since Oct. 19 or double red cells since Aug. 25.
Participating takes about an hour, of which 10 minutes are for the donation. To make an appointment for the drive or for more information, visit unc.edu/blood.
Katrina Coble
Committee Chair
Carolina Blood Drive
