Brothers,
Summer is starting in June, and blood donations are becoming more and more in demand because of donors vacationing. Because our lodge is doing a blood drive for our Day of Service project, we encourage you to go out this month and donate blood to one of the blood drives in our county. Also, in September, we will host a blood drive ourselves. Please make sure that when you donate in June, you will also be eligible to donate during the September weekend. (Blood donations must be at least 56 days apart.) Blood drives that you can attend are below. Please remember that you must be at least 17 and over 110 lbs. in order to donate blood.
Red Cross Blood Drives in Chester County Council Area June 13 – 30, 2016
West Chester Area
6/14/2016 Marshallton United Methodist Church 1282 W. Strasburg Rd., West Chester, PA 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6/16/2016 Calvary Lutheran Church 730 S. New St., West Chester, PA 12 noon to 7:00 PM
6/22/2016 Mitch’s Market Street Gym 322 W. Market St., West Chester, PA 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Downingtown Area
6/13/2016 East Brandywine Township Building 1214 Horseshoe Pike, Downingtown, PA 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
6/24/2016 West Whiteland Township Building 101 Commerce Dr., Exton, PA 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Avondale – Kennett Square Area
6/27/2016 St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother 8910 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM
6/29/2016 Episcopal Church of the Advent 401 N. Union Ave., Kennett Square, PA 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Oxford Area
6/16/2016 Oxford Presbyterian Church 6 Pine St., Oxford, PA 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Paoli – Devon – Malvern Area
6/13/2016 Penn State Great Valley 30 E. Swedesford Rd., Malvern, PA 12 noon to 5:00 PM
6/17/2016 Paoli Hospital 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli, PA 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
6/19/2016 Congregation Or Shalom 835 Darby-Paoli Rd., Berwyn, PA 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
6/20/2016 Wayne Presbyterian Church 125 Lancaster Ave., Wayne, PA 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Phoenixville Area
6/29/2016 St. Basil’s Roman Catholic Church 2300 Kimberton Rd., Kimberton, PA 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
West Chester Donor Center 523 E. Gay St., West Chester, PA 1-800-733-2767
Mondays: 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (whole blood and platelet donations)
Tuesdays: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. (platelet donations)
Wednesdays and Thursdays: – 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. (whole blood donations)
Fridays: 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (platelet donations)
Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (whole blood and platelet donations)
Sundays: 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (whole blood and platelet donations)
Also, our lodge wanted to add in a food drive as well. The summer break for schools are approaching quickly. That means that many children will go without free lunch for the whole summer. In response to that, we need to all donate food for them. The Day of Service committee wants to start a peanut butter and jelly food drive. The jars of peanut butter and jelly last longer and can be made into more meals for children. Please bring all of your food donations to Headquarters during the June weekend.
It means a lot to our community that we are willing to step in and help with the needs that they require assistance with. Please do what you can to make our community a better place.
From,
The Day of Service Committee