NEWS RELEASEFor immediate release
For more information, contact:
Marcia Brooks, City Clerk/Treasurer
mbrooks@oxfordgeorgia.org
The City of Oxford partners with American Red Cross to host
community blood drive
OXFORD, Georgia (7/16/2020) The City of Oxford will host a
community blood drive with the American Red Cross on August 18th, 2020 from 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Oxford City Hall Community Room, 110 West Clark Street,
Oxford, Georgia.
Blood donated at this event will be screened for the
COVID-19 antibody test. The results will be sent via the donor’s American Red
Cross Blood Donor App or their online account. The results will not be sent via
email or mail. Donors should register for this event at redcrossblood.org using
sponsor code oxfordcom to log into or create an account.
“The City of Oxford is committed to strengthening our
community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations,”
said Mayor David Eady. “This blood drive is our way of giving staff, colleagues,
and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.”
Blood is a perishable product that can only come from
volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two
seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red
Cross.
“We urge community members to donate blood and help ensure
that patients in local hospitals have a supply of blood ready and waiting before
an emergency occurs. There’s no better feeling than knowing that your blood
donation may give someone a second chance at life.”
According to the Red Cross, donors with all blood types are
needed, especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative.
