Soleil Moon Frye and Nexcare give Celebrate World Blood Donor Day and Encourage People to Donate

This Friday - June 14th marks the 10th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day. In honor of this heroic day, Nexcare Bandages in partnership with the American Red Cross and America’s Blood Centers is excited to announce the launch of the 5th annual Nexcare give campaign to help spread awareness about the he vital need for blood donation during the summer months.

To help bring awareness to this need, Nexcare give is partnering with mother, actress and American Red Cross spokesperson Soleil Moon Frye to conduct an annual nationwide blood donation campaign encouraging Americans to donate blood and bring attention to World Blood Donor Day on Friday, June 14.

Beginning Today and throughout this week leading up to World Blood Donor Day (Friday, June 14), your readers can receive free samples of the 2013 Nexcare give Bandage Collection by donating blood at participating local American Red Cross or America’s Blood Center locations. Your readers can find these blood centers by visiting the Nexcare give Facebook page, where they can also share their personal blood donation stories with their friends and the broader give community and pledge to support blood donation.

Did you know?

*  One pint of blood can save up to three lives

*   Blood shortages occur most frequently in summer due to vacation schedules

*  Someone needs blood every two seconds

*   If 1 percent more Americans gave blood, all national blood shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future

*  Most Americans will require a blood transfusion at some point in their lives

*  Donors can give whole blood up to 6 times a year

About America’s Blood Centers

Founded in 1962, America’s Blood Centers is North America’s largest network of community-based, independent blood programs. Recognized by the U.S. Congress for its critical work in patient care and disaster preparedness and response, the federation operates more than 600 blood donor centers providing nearly half of the U.S., and a quarter of the Canadian blood supply.

These blood centers serve more than 150 million people and provide blood products and services to more than 3,500 hospitals and healthcare facilities across North America. America’s Blood Centers’ U.S. members are licensed and regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Canadian members are regulated by Health Canada.

For more information, please visit www.AmericasBlood.org 

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.