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SO CHERRIES FROM CHILI IN
THE MARKET TASTE GOOD.
I'M TONY
TANTILO.
IF ONE OF YOUR NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTIONS IS TO GIVE BACK AND
DOE FLAT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GIVE
BLOOD.
JANUARY IS NATIONAL
BLOOD DONOR MONTH.
HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S NEEDS
IS BETH TOLL.
THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
SUPPLIES SOMETHING LIKE 40% OF
THE NATION'S BLOOD.
THAT'S CORRECT.
EVERY 2 SECONDS SOMEONE NEEDS B.
THE RED CROSS HAS TO SELECT
14,000 PINTS OF BLOOD EACH DAY.
THE WINTER MONTHS ARE
DIFFICULT.
TELL US WHY.
THEY ARE CHALLENGING. NOW
THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE WINDING
DOWN WE'RE LOOKING AT SEASONAL
ILLNESSES LIKE THE FLU AND
WINTER WEATHER IS COMING OUR
WAY.
WE KNOW THOSE ARE THING
THAT IS WILL DISCOURAGE PEOPLE
WHO REGULARLY DONATE FROM GIVING
BLOOD.
ON AN ALMOST NEAR DAILY
BASIS WE SEE IN THE NEWS ABOUT
THE WORK THAT THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS DOES GIVE US A SENSE OF
WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND WHY THE
BLOOD IS SO IMPORTANT.
AGAIN, 14,000 PINTS ARE
NEEDED EACH DAY.
IT'S A HUGE
UNDERTAKING.
IT'S IMPORTANT AS
PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING THE NEW
YEAR AND PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO
GIVE BACK.
ROLLING UP YOUR
SLEEVE TO DONATE BLOOD IS A
SIMPLE WAY.
IT TAKES JUST AN
HOUR OF TIME.
YOU CAN SAVE UP
TO THREE LIVES BY THAT ONE BLOOD
DONATION.
TAKE US THROUGH THE PROCESS.
IT'S A SIMPLE FOUR STEP
PROCESS.
YOU COME IN, REGISTER,
READ THROUGH SOME MATERIALS, GO
THROUGH A BRIEF HEALTH HISTORY.
THEY'RE GOING TO TEST YOUR IRON
LEVELS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
ELIGIBLE TO GIVE.
THEN THE
ACTUAL DONATION PROCESS WHEN
YOU'RE ON THE BED IS ABOUT 8 TO
10 MINUTES.
SO IT'S PRETTY
QUICK AND PAINLESS.
AFTER THAT
IS EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PART THE
REFRESHMENTS.
YOU'VE REALLY
HELPED SAVE UP TO THREE LIVES
WITH THAT ONE HOUR OF TIME.
THREE LIVES IN ONE HOUR.
CORRECT. WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE OTHER
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS?
IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
YOU NEED TO BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS
OLD AND SO TO HAVE PARENTAL
CONSENT, WEIGH 110 POUNDS AND BE
IN GOOD HEALTH.
ANYTHING LEADING UP TO IT?
MAKE YOU'RE GETTING ENOUGH
IRON IN YOUR DIET.
AVOID FATTY
FOODS RIGHT BEFORE YOU DONATION.
OH, FATTY FOODS.
NO, AVOID THEM.
AVOID THE FATTY FOODS BEFORE
YOUR DONATION.
ANYTHING ELSE
YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW?
IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT YOU CAN DONATE EVERY 56
DAYS SO MAKE IT A REGULAR PART
OF YOUR ROUTINE.
ARE THERE CERTAIN BLOOD
TIMES YOU NEED?
ALWAYS CERTAIN TYPES BUT
PLATELETS AS WELL.
GOOD INFORMATION TO KNOW.
ONE OF THE FIRST BLOOD DRIVES OF
THE YEAR TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
FROM 2:00 TO 7:00 AT THE
AMERICAN RED CROSS CENTER ON
WEST 49TH STREET IN MIDTOWN.
FOR A LIST OF OTHER UPCOMING