Blood Drive at Beulah Heights.
James Rawlings (pictured at right), executive director of Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Southern CT, sent in this write-up and these photos.
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Southern CT hosted its first blood drive at Beulah Heights Church to benefit the Sickle Cell
community of Southern CT.
The blood drive was scheduled to serve hopefully 40 donors, since it was our first blood drive. However nearly 70 individuals attended to donate.
The need for the blood drive was driven in part by the lack of blood donations in this Covid ‑19 era and also the disproportionate need for blood transfusions for the Sickle Cell community.
Another benefit of our successful blood drive, according to the American Red Cross, was that of all the donors, 40 percent were first-time donors, a spectacular achievement that spoke so highly of the community’s support of the Sickle Cell community.
It should also be noted that Sickle Cell Disease is the most common genetic disease in the U.S.
Congratulations to a successful sickle cell blood drive! May you have many more.