{"id":159188,"date":"2024-11-05T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=159188"},"modified":"2024-11-05T09:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:24:40","slug":"stronger-together-blood-drive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=159188","title":{"rendered":"Stronger Together Blood Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Join NMC &amp; Versiti Blood in helping your community! The Versiti Blood Bus will be in the Cedar Lot at NMC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/about\/maps\/map-front-street-campus.html\">Front Street Campus<\/a> on Monday, December 9 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the big, pink bus to gather blood donations.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Versiti-blood-drive-NMC.jpg\" alt=\"Versiti blood drive NMC\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Versiti-blood-drive-NMC.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Versiti-blood-drive-NMC-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Winter, especially Christmas time, is the most needed time for blood donations while also being the least donated time of year. Please help Versiti and your community by donating blood or even double red blood cells and get a $10 e-gift card as a thank you for being someone&#8217;s hero.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Walk-ins are welcome if the schedule allows, but <a href=\"https:\/\/donateblood.versiti.org\/donor\/schedules\/drive_schedule\/11406315\">appointments are preferred<\/a> to keep everything running smoothly.\u00a0Be sure to hydrate and eat before donating blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">If you have any questions, please reach out to Kate from Versiti at <a href=\"mailto:kshapkaroff@versiti.org\">kshapkaroff@versiti.org<\/a> or Kristi Hallett at <a class=\"css-1rn59kg\" title=\"mailto:khallett@nmc.edu\" href=\"mailto:khallett@nmc.edu\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">khallett@nmc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join NMC &amp; Versiti Blood in helping your community! 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