Dear Ashburn Village Residents,
The nation is currently facing its most severe blood shortage in 20 years. Most blood goes to those in need from severe injuries, heart surgery, cancer, child birth and transplants.
Even though 37% of the population is eligible to give blood, only 3% of eligible donors give blood. Amazingly, if 4% of eligible donors donated, we would not have a blood shortage for the foreseeable future.
You can make a difference and Ashburn Village has made it easy. At the request of an Ashburn Village resident going through Leukemia treatments, INOVA is sending their bloodmobile to the Mills Community Center parking lot on August 3rd from 8am to 12:30. 21 of the 38 slots are already filled, and if all 38 get filled, they will make 16 more time slots available from 12:30-2pm. That would be 54 pints of blood and potentially 162 lives saved.
Mills Community Center
43895 Grottoes Drive
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