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BADGES" BLOOD DRIVE.. AS A WAY
TO HONOR OUR LOCAL FIRST
RESPONDERS, REMEMBER THOSE WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES ON NINE-
ELEVEN ...AND TO HELP SAVE LIVES
BY BOOSTING THE BLOOD SUPPLY.
IT'S A FRIENDLY COMPETITION
BETWEEN THE NEW ORLEANS
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND NOPD TO SEE
WHO CAN GET THE MOST DONORS TO
SHOW UP AND GIVE BLOOD IN THEIR
NAME. WE'RE JOINED
NOW LIVE THIS MORNING WITH
...CORY BERGERON WITH THE BLOOD
CENTER TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE
EVENT.
QUESTION 1:HOW MUCH BLOOD DOES
THE BLOOD CENTER NEED
EACH DAY TO KEEP UP WITH THE
DEMAND? Guest answer: 350 UNITS
OR PINTS OF BLOOD PER DAY TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF
PATIENTS AND HOSPITALS QUESTION
2:HOW FAR DOES THE
BLOOD CENTER PROVIDE THEIR
SERVICES? Guest answer: WE COVER
ANYWHERE BETWEEN BATON ROUGE
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
ANYWHERE BETWEEN BATON ROUGE
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
GULF COAST ALL THE WAY TO
PASCAGOULA QUESTION 3:HOW
MANY LIVES CAN BE SAVED WITH ONE
DONATION? Guest answer:
EACH DONATION OF ONE PINT OF
BLOOD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
SAVE UP TO THREE LIVES
THANK CORE FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING... WE HOPE TO SEE
11 RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE OF
THE WDSU STUDIOS. THE BLOOD
DRIVE WILL TAKE PLACE
BETWEEN 5 A-M AND 3 P-M...SO YOU
CAN COME BEFORE WORK OR
EVEN ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK.