Celebrate National Blood Donor Month
Blood donations are needed year-round.
January is National Blood Donor Awareness Month. And while we just wrapped up the biggest gift-giving season of the year, it’s a great time to consider giving just one more. “The biggest reward from donating blood is knowing that your gift of life is helping someone spend more time with family, friends and loved ones," Ann McKanna, VP of Marketing and New Business Development at Heartland Blood Centers said. "Patients of all ages, from premature babies to the elderly, are receiving blood transfusions every day at community hospitals" Heartland is a not-for-profit blood center, which serves 47 hospitals in a 12 county region including Lemont and its surrounding areas. January is the highest transfusion month of the year as patients who can …
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