The Solvita Dayton Center will be open Sunday with an urgent demand from donors because Type O and B supplies are described as critically low heading into Memorial Day weekend.
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Everyone who registers to donate at the center by June 1 can choose a free e-ticket to Kings Island or a $15 e-gift card.
Schedule an appointment on the Donor Time app, by calling (937) 461-3220, or at www.donortime.com.
Critically low means current inventory is less than a three-day supply and Solvita cannot fully fulfill all hospital orders. Without the immediate help of more blood donations over the holiday weekend, the supply is expected to worsen.
The Memorial Day holiday period interrupts blood collection. There are no mobile blood drives scheduled for Friday or May 31st. Solvita will operate special hours on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., closing on Monday for Memorial Day.
The holiday weekend kicks off the summer travel season, a challenging time for Solvita to register the 350 donors needed each day to supply area hospitals. High school blood drives have ended and will not resume until the fall. Solvita asks community members to take the time to donate or reschedule a missed donation as soon as possible.
All registered donors receive the Solvita “From One to Many” t-shirt and are automatically entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to the Bengals vs. Steelers game at Paycor Stadium.
You can save time and help save lives by using “DonorXPress” to complete the donor questionnaire before arriving for a blood draw. Find DonorXPress in the Donor Time app or at www.solvita.org/donorxpress.
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