Minority Blood Donors Needed for Remington College 3 Lives Blood Drives – Houston
Remington College blood drives in Houston set for
June 15, June 20, June 21
Houston, Texas – (June 2, 2011) – All three Remington College campuses in Houston are continuing their series of blood drives to recruit more minority blood donors to benefit Houston residents in need of blood.
The schedule for the June blood drives is:
Wednesday, June 15
Remington College-North Houston Campus, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday, June 20
Remington College-North Houston Campus, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Remington College-Houston Southeast (Webster) Campus, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesday, June 21
Remington College-Houston (West Chase) Campus, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Remington College has partnered with America’s Blood Centers (ABC) and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) for a series of blood drives on all its campuses. The effort is called 3 Lives – because three lives may be saved for every one pint of blood donated.
Remington College recently received ABC’s National Partner of the Year Award for helping to raise awareness of the need for blood donors. So far this year, Remington College has collected more than 600 pints of blood and hopes to meet its goal of collecting 3,000 pints in 2011.
The 3 Lives campaign highlights the need for minority blood donors – especially African Americans. According to America’s Blood Centers and the SCDAA, minority blood donors are in demand for several reasons:
- The best blood match for a chronically ill patient requiring multiple transfusions throughout their lifetime will likely come from a donor of the same ethnic background.
- African American donors provide blood with unique antigens, which can mean life-saving treatments for people battling sickle cell, leukemia and other diseases.
- More than half of the African American and Hispanic populations are Type O blood, the most requested blood type.
- Changing demographics are increasing the need for more minority blood donors.
- Approximately 100,000 people in the U.S. have sickle cell disease; many of them will require frequent blood transfusions.
While the focus is on recruiting minority donors, everyone is encouraged to attend the drive and donate blood. All the blood collected will be used to help people in the Houston area.
Remington College-Houston Campus is located at 3110 Hayes Road, Suite 380 in Houston.
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus is located at 20985 Interstate 45 South in Webster.
Remington College-North Houston Campus is located at 11310 Greens Crossing, Suite 300 in Houston.
For more information, call 1-800-448-6405 or visit www.3Lives.com.
About Remington College: Remington College is a common name used by all 20 campuses of a privately-owned, post-secondary educational institution with its home office in Heathrow, Florida. Through its campuses, Remington College offers diplomas, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in a variety of fields, including: cosmetology; nursing; healthcare; criminal justice; business; electronics; information technology; and more. Course offerings vary by campus. Remington Colleges, Inc. and its predecessor companies have been part of the higher education community since 1985. For more information, please visit http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/. For the latest news about Remington College, visit http://today.remingtoncollege.edu/.
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