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Follow on Google News | Remington College 3 Lives Blood Drive Campaign Collects More than 1,800 Pints of Blood in 20143 Lives campaign highlights the need for minority blood donors
By: Remington College The Remington College 3 Lives campaign is an effort to increase the number of minority blood donors, and its partners include America’s Blood Centers and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. 3 Lives gets its name from the fact that one pint of donated blood can save as many as three lives. The effort has resulted in more than 12,000 pints of blood collected since the campaign began five years ago. That amount of blood is enough to save more than 36,000 lives. Each Remington College campus holds multiple 3 Lives blood drives each year. All the blood collected goes to local hospitals and medical centers in the communities where the drives are held. 3 Lives puts an emphasis on recruiting minority donors. According to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, African American donors provide blood with unique antigens that are vital for people with sickle cell disease and other blood disorders. Sickle cell disease affects more than 70,000 people in the U.S. Across the U.S. the need for blood is high - someone needs blood every two seconds - but only about 5% of eligible donors regularly donate blood. Minority donors are in very high demand. For more on Remington College, please visit www.remingtoncollege.edu or call 1-800-448-6405. Media contact: Frank Wolff Wellons Communications 407-339-0879 office 407-637-6000 cell Frank@wellonscommunications.com About Remington College: Non-profit Remington College, headquartered in Heathrow, FL operates 19 college campuses throughout the United States offering career focused diploma, bachelor and associate degree programs in a variety of career fields. For more information, please visit remingtoncollege.edu. For the latest news about Remington College, visit facebook.com/ End
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