Give Love, Give Blood

“Give Love, Give Blood” with the Ferrum College Nursing at its American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, February 12, 2024, 10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M., on the Lower Level of Vaughn Chapel, 40 Wiley Drive, Ferrum, Virginia. Schedule your appointment at If necessary, you may email John Phillips, Assistant Professor, at jphillips@ferrum.edu, or call him at 540-365-4595. First-time donors and those reaching milestones are especially welcome. Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: Accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U. S. needs blood. Each year 4.5 million lives are saved by blood transfusions. General Guidelines for Blood Donation: Be in good general health and feeling well; be at least 16 years old (16-17 years old require parental consent), weigh at least 110 lbs., and have not donated in the last 56 days. More information is available at https://www.redcrossblood.org/.../eligibility.... Directions: From Franklin Street (Route 40) in Ferrum, turn onto Wiley Drive at Ferrum College; take the first right which will place you between the Bell Tower and Vaughn Chapel; proceed to the parking lot on the left past Vaughn Chapel. The building is fully handicap accessible."""