[17562] in APO News
Blood Donation reminders & free COVID-19 Antibody testing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Thu Jul 16 03:10:37 2020
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:27:42 -0400
From: Ellen Kranzer <ccrazy@panix.com>
To: apo-news <apo-news@mit.edu>, axaa-news <axaa-news@mit.edu>,
Liz Brooks
<lizbrooks@alum.mit.edu>,
Nat Brooks <natbrooks@alum.mit.edu>,
"Nancy
Goldberg" <nrgoldberg@alum.mit.edu>
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I hope everyone is doing well
Next Tuesday, July 21 is the third Tuesday of an odd-numbered month and
normally I'd be sending out a reminder for the AX alumni blood drive and
dinner trip that night, but while things in Massahusetts are starting to
reopen, things are not yet to a point where I'm comfortable resuming the
dinner trips. The Red Cross is requiring appointments for donations - no
walk-ins -- and you generally need to make an appointment abour 10 days
out to find a slot.
So, this is your reminder to please, schedule a blood donation at the
time and place of your convenience if you are eligible. Blood supplies
remain low. For details about eligibility and to schedule an appointment
with the Red Cross, got to: https://www.redcrossblood.org/ [1]
The Red Cross's website states that for a limited time they will be
doing free COVID-19 antibody testing when you give blood. The details
are on their web site.
Personally, I've gotten a bit "off-cycle", but I have a donation
appointment scheduled for the last week of July. At some point in the
future, we'll be able to resume the normal blood drive and dinner trip
nights.
YiLFS,
Ellen Kranzer
Links:
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[1] https://www.redcrossblood.org/
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<p>I hope everyone is doing well</p>
<p>Next Tuesday, July 21 is the third Tuesday of an odd-numbered month and =
normally I'd be sending out a reminder for the AX alumni blood drive and di=
nner trip that night, but while things in Massahusetts are starting to reop=
en, things are not yet to a point where I'm comfortable resuming the dinner=
trips. The Red Cross is requiring appointments for donations - no walk-ins=
-- and you generally need to make an appointment abour 10 days out to find=
a slot.</p>
<p>So, this is your reminder to please, schedule a blood donation at the ti=
me and place of your convenience if you are eligible. Blood supplies remain=
low. For details about eligibility and to schedule an appointment with the=
Red Cross, got to: <a href=3D"https://www.redcrossblood.org/">https://www=
=2Eredcrossblood.org/ </a></p>
<p>The Red Cross's website states that for a limited time they will be doin=
g free COVID-19 antibody testing when you give blood. The details are on th=
eir web site.</p>
<p>Personally, I've gotten a bit "off-cycle", but I have a donation appoint=
ment scheduled for the last week of July. At some point in the future, we'l=
l be able to resume the normal blood drive and dinner trip nights. </p>
<p>YiLFS,</p>
<p>Ellen Kranzer</p>
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