MEDIA RELEASE
 
May 6, 2008

                            
                            Community Citizens Encouraged to Donate Blood

Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region 4700 Mount Hope Drive Baltimore, MD  21215-3231 (410) 764-7000

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office                                                   Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
23150 Leonard Hall Drive
Leonardtown, MD  20650

            WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO GIVE BLOOD?  DONORS MUST:

·         Be generally in good health;
·         Be at least 17 years of age, or in the state of Maryland only, 16 years of age with written parental consent;
·         Weigh no less than 110 pounds;
·         Have NOT received a tattoo within the past year;
·         Have NOT donated whole blood within the past 56 days.
Donating blood is an easy process that takes about an hour of time.  Whole blood donors are eligible to give every 56 days.   

Please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment or on-line at:
www.my-redcross.org, click on Sponsors for Life Login Here, Go to Donors Login Here (click on words) and complete information (Sponsor Code 11460).  Walk-ins are Welcome!

                                                                                                Timothy K. Cameron
                                                                                                Sheriff
                                                                                                St. Mary’s County, Maryland