TANA South East would appreciate your Participation and service as a volunteer for the upcoming blood drive by American red cross.

Event Details:
Date: Friday June 22nd
Time: 6 pm to 10 pm
Place: St Columba's Episcopal Church, 939 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, Georgia 30024 (This Church is exactly opposite to the RiverBrooke Subdivision and is located just few yards before Sai temple on right side while coming from Old Atlanta Road)

Eligibility criteria:
·  A donor must be 16 to donate and that is with a parent present.
·  If you visited India or Mexico, you must wait 12 months to donate from the date of return to the US.

Preparation for blood donation:
·  Sleep 8 hours the night before.
·  Eat well on the day of your donation.
·  Drink extra water the day of your donation. Drink water 30 minutes before your donation as well.

Additional Info:
·  Every single donation experience is different. Each of us can help ourselves to prepare and create a good experience by sleeping, eating, and drinking well before your donation.
·  American Red Cross welcomes and appreciates your suggestions to improve the blood donation experience. 
·  We will have T-shirts for all blood donors.
·  We would be providing refreshments at the blood drive like last time - Courtesy of Radha Yerramaneni.
·  We can process 4 donors every 15 minutes. So please let us know the time slot that is convenient for you. 6-7pm, 7-8pm. 8-9 pm, 9-10 pm.
Please acknowledge with your response as we need this to do the time slots to avoid waiting lines on that day.
Those who can not donate for any reason, if you could refer this to some of your friends that would like to donate, that would be a very big help. 
Thanking you in advance for your willingness to help for a great cause,

P.S.: Here is some more additional information about Blood Donation.
Someone needs blood every two seconds. One donation can save up to three lives. That is powerful.Donating blood may be one of the most important things you've ever done. It is a safe and easy process which takes approximately 45 minutes (Actual blood drawing only takes 10 min). Generally, anyone aged 16 or older (16 year old donors require parental consent), weighing at least 110 pounds and in good health, can donate blood. There is an eight-week (56 day) waiting period between donations.

We understand you are extremely busy. One out of five people who enter a hospital will need a blood transfusion. Blood donation is the act of giving life. Although the whole process can take up to an hour of your time, it can provide an entire lifetime for a local patient.

If you are healthy and weigh at least 110 pounds, you have 10-12 pints in your body and can easily spare one pint. You should be able to donate regularly every eight weeks without any problem. The fluids in your body are completely replaced 24 hours after donation.

Donate blood and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment knowing that you have helped save lives.

Thanks,
TANA South East Team.

Note: Please contact below TANA Volunteer for any further help in this regard.
Sravan Yerramaneni: (678) 948-5352

The need is constant. The gratification is instant. Give blood.