Please join us for some friendly competition and donate blood in honor of your “favorite” Department. The Department (Police, Fire or EMS) will earn bragging rights and a trophy for the most number of units donated in their honor. The information on the blood drive is below and attached. Please spread the word…if your Department has access to an email blast to Town residents and others, it would be greatly appreciated if you could forward this information as well.
Join first responders to help save lives at the Battle of the Badges blood drive
Bloomfield, CT — Bloomfield Police, Fire and EMS Departments, are on a mission to help save lives by collecting blood for hospital patients in need during the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive.
Battle of the Badges is a friendly competition to see who can recruit the most eligible blood donors to join them in this lifesaving effort. The community is encouraged give blood on
June 29, 2022 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
at Bloomfield Center Fire Department
18 Wintonbury Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002
The need for blood is constant. Joining first responders to donate at this special event can help ensure blood is on the shelves before it is needed.
To make an appointment or to learn more, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) use Sponsor Code: Bloomfield911.
Completion of a RapidPass online health history questionnaire found at redcrossblood.org/rapidpass is encouraged to help speed up the donation process. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
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