A minute of your time saves lives

Victor L. Shermer / ASBP Blood Donor Recruiter

How fast good things sometimes travel.

If you take a minute from your day to give blood, it can be in Southwest Asia in seven days, doing good where it is needed most.

Summer has come and gone, and as it swept through, several brigades now have Soldiers eligible to donate blood again, albeit only for a short while as they train for their next deployments. The fall season and new fiscal year comes with budget cuts for the military, including the Armed Services Blood Bank Center—Pacific Northwest.

It was necessary for the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Pacific Northwest to travel to collect blood because most of the local Army units at Joint Base Lewis-McChord had deployed and their Soldiers and Airmen were not eligible for a two-year period. Now that most are eligible to donate again, the blood donor center only has a short time to collect their donation.

The ASBBC-PNW is encouraging everyone who is eligible to donate. For those who have returned from deployment, remember there are still troops deployed that need your support. The ASBBC-PNW’s primary mission is to collect blood to support contingency operations, and it cannot be done without you. Please join us in our mission to maintain a safe and stable blood supply by making your appointment to donate blood today.

If a local blood drive on JBLM does not fit your schedule, you can always come to the ASBBC-PNW located next door to the Madigan Café at the Madigan Annex (formerly known as “Old Madigan”). Once your donation is complete, it will arrive in Afghanistan or Iraq in only seven days.

It only takes a minute.

The ASBBC-PNW can be reached at 968-1850. To find out more about the Armed Services Blood Program or to make an appointment, please visit us online: www.militaryblood.dod.mil.

To speak directly with our staff members or to get the latest news, visit us here: www.facebook.comm/militaryblood.

According to military.com, the Armed Services Blood Program is the official U.S. military blood program. In support of servicemembers and their families, ASBP collects, transports and ultimately transfuses all donated blood to military hospital locations around the world. Dedicated blood donors include active-duty servicemembers, their immediate Families, retirees, DOD employees and civilians. ASBP operates approximately 81 blood banks and 21 donor centers worldwide that are licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.