Army-Navy Blood Donor Challenge underway in area ~The annual Armed Services Blood Program Army-Navy Blood Donor Challenge is underway. This year, the ASBP will conduct more than a dozen blood drives across the Washington metro area where units collected will help determine which service will win bragging rights and a trophy for the most units of blood donated to the ASBP. The challenge caps off with an on-field award to the winner during the third quarter of the Army vs. Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Dec. 13. This is the fourth year the ASBP has conducted the challenge in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Ahead of last year’s Army-Navy game, nearly 1,500 donors rolled up their sleeves and gave 827 units of lifesaving blood. The Armed Services Blood Program’s goal this year is to collect 910 units of blood. In the last 3 years, the Navy has won the challenge twice & the Army won last year. All drives are open to people with proper identification who are able to access the blood drive facility, unless otherwise noted. Scheduled drives are: • Tuesday, Nov. 18: Navy Yard, Sail Loft Building 105/112, 9am to 2pm; • Thursday, Nov. 20: NSWC Carderock, Bldg. 40, 7 to 11am, West Bethesda, Md. (closed to the general public); • Monday, Nov. 24: Fort Belvoir USO Warrior and Family Center, 9am to 2pm, Fort Belvoir, Va.; • Tuesday, Nov. 25: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bldg. 9 Mezzanine level, 9am to 1pm, Bethesda; • Monday, Dec. 1: Marine Base Quantico, Barber Fitness Center, 9am to 2pm, Quantico; • Tuesday, Dec. 2: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Recreation Center, 9am to 2pm, Aberdeen, Md.; • Wednesday, Dec. 3: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Base Fitness Center, 9am to 2pm, Fort Myer; • Monday, Dec. 8: NSA Dahlgren, Dowell Community House, 9am to 1pm Dahlgren, Va. (closed to the general public); and • Tuesday, Dec. 9: Fort Belvoir, USO Warrior and Family Center, 9am to 2pm, Fort Belvoir. Donors are urged to make appointments early. To help make sure your service takes home the top honors this year, visit militarydonor to schedule an appointment to donate.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:50:48 +0000
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