You’re Invited: IRWD Hosts Blood Drive

UCI Bloodmobile

Irvine Ranch Water District will be holding its annual spring blood drive on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The UC Irvine bloodmobile will be located at the rear of the IRWD parking lot at 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, near the Waterworks Way entrance. The public is invited to participate. IRWD has held blood drives for the past 20 years.

This drive will benefit Orange County’s only Level I Trauma Center. All donors will receive their choice of a t-shirt or a pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream.

In order to donate, donors must:

 Be 17 years of age or older and weigh more than 110 pounds, have a valid photo ID (driver's license, passport, employee or student ID are acceptable), be in good health, eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of fluids prior to donation and finish all antibiotics prior to your donation and be symptom-free from any infection or illness

All prospective donors will complete a donor history questionnaire and blood work each time they donate. They must not have had a tattoo within the past year and provide a list of specific destinations and time periods they have traveled outside of the United State in the previous year.

Potential donors may go to  https://www.healthcare.uci.edu/blooddrive/Default.aspx?id=irwd to register. Appointments are available every 15 minutes.

Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500