February 15, 2024 Press Release from Solvita: DAYTON, Ohio – Give someone in need of blood a rebound by donating with Solvita Blood Center and get a chance to win tickets to the NCAA First Four games in Dayton.
Schedule an appointment to donate with Solvita (formerly Community Blood Center) on the Donor Time app, by calling (937) 461-3220, or at www.donortime.com.
Everyone who registers to donate at any Solvita blood drive, or the Solvita Dayton Center Feb. 19 - March 2 is automatically entered in the drawing to win four tickets to the First Four games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship March 19-20 at University of Dayton Arena. Registered donors also receive the "Donor Love" long-sleeve, hoodie shirt.
Solvita is currently in low supply of multiple blood types. Winter weather and seasonal illness make February a difficult month for maintaining an adequate blood supply.
You can save time while helping save lives by using “DonorXPress” to complete the donor questionnaire before arriving at a blood drive. Find DonorXPress on the Donor Time App or at www.solvita.org/donorxpress.
Register to donate at the Solvita Dayton Center or at these blood drives to enter the First Four tickets drawing:
Monday, Feb. 19
Bethlehem Lutheran Church 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 1240 S. Maple Ave., Fairborn.
Covenant Presbyterian Church 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 415 North Main St., Springboro.
Covington Eagles 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 715 East Broadway St.
Springfield Regional Medical Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 100 Medical Center Drive.
MidPointe Library Trenton 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 200 Edgewood Drive.
Wilmer 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 515 W. Sycamore St., Coldwater.
Tuesday, Feb. 20
COhatch Springfield - The Market 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 101 S. Fountain Ave.
Kettering Health Washington Township 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1997 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Centerville.
Mercer Health Mercery County Community Hospital noon to 6 p.m. at 800 West Main St., Coldwater.
St. Michael's Hall 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 33 Elm St., Fort Loramie.
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Atrium Medical Center noon to 6 p.m. in the Atrium Professional Building 1 Medical Center Drive, Middletown.
Champaign Co. Community Center 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., 1512 South U.S. Route 68, Urbana.
Dayton Mall 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Road.
Kettering Health Dayton 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 405 Grand Ave.
Kettering Health Springfield 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 2300 N. Limestone St.
Village of Enon 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 363 East Main St.
Thursday, Feb. 22
Fairview Brethren in Christ Church 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 750 Union Blvd., Englewood.
Knights of St. John 11:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 110 South Wayne St., Piqua.
Friday, Feb. 23
Hagerstown High School 8 a.m. to noon at 700 Baker Road.
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 904 Scioto St.
Moeller Brew Barn 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 8016 Marion Drive, Maria Stein.
Peerless Food Equipment 8 a.m. to noon at 500 S. Vandemark Road, Sidney.
Saturday, Feb. 24
Bellbrook Lions Club 8 a.m. to noon at 3777 Upper Bellbrook Road.
Camden First Baptist Church 9 a.m. to noon at 35 North Liberty St.
North Star Community Center 8 a.m. to noon at 125 E. Star Road.
Piqua Harley-Davidson 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1501 East Ash St., Piqua.
Monday, Feb. 26
Choice One Engineering 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 8956 Glendale Milford Road, Loveland.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 3080 Bell Drive, Fairborn.
Father Paul Vieson Center 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 205 West Lake Ave., New Carlisle.
Miami University Middletown 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 4200 East University Blvd.
St. Brigid Catholic Church 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 312 Fairground Road, Xenia.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Centerville Police Dept. 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 155 West Spring Valley Pike.
First Christian Church 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 3638 Middle Urbana Road, Springfield.
Franklin Monroe High School 8 a.m. to noon at 8691 Oakes Road, Arcanum.
Living Word Church 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 926 East National Road, Vandalia.
Shawnee Hills Baptist Church 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 3490 Jasper Road, Jamestown.
Xenia YMCA noon to 4 p.m. at 336 Progress Drive.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Mercer Health Community Medical Center 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 950 South Main St., Celina.
Miami University “Love & Honor Day” 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 140 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford.
Senior Center of Sidney-Shelby County 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 304 South West Ave., Sidney.
Troy Church of the Brethren 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1431 West Main St.
West Chester Presbyterian Church 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 8930 Cincinnati Dayton Road.
Thursday, Feb. 29
Lewisburg Baptist Church 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 608 N. Commerce St.
Signature 4 11:30 a.m. at 149 Harvest Drive, Coldwater.
Clark Co. Public Library Houston Branch 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5 West Jamestown St., South Charleston.
Twin Valley South High School 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 100 Education Drive, West Alexandria.
Friday, March 1
Oxford Presbyterian Church 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 104 East Church St.
Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. at 1200 Childrens Home Road, Sidney.
Union High School 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 8707 West U.S. Route 36, Modoc.
Saturday, March 2
Cooper Newton Memorial Blood Drive 9 a.m. to noon at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 121 South 18th St., Richmond.
Do Good Restaurant and Ministry and Osgood community 8 a.m. to noon at 25 West Main St., Osgood.
St. Albert the Great Church 8:30 a.m.to noon at 3033 Far Hills Ave., Kettering.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 5566 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights.
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Blood donation requirements: Donors are required to provide a photo ID that includes their full name. Past Solvita donors are also asked to bring their Solvita donor ID card. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 years old with parental consent: form available at www.solvita.org or at the Dayton Donation Center and mobile blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds (you may have to weigh more depending on your height), and be in good physical health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions can email canidonate@solvita.org or call (937) 461-3220. Make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.
Solvita is an independent, not-for-profit organization with the mission of taking life further and making a lasting impact on the world by providing lifesaving and life-enhancing blood products and tissue grafts.
As a regional blood center headquartered in Dayton, Ohio Solvita collects, processes, and provides blood products to partner hospitals and health centers within our 18-county service area of western Ohio and eastern Indiana and to select hospitals and blood centers outside the region.
As a global tissue center Solvita provides services to donor families, medical communities, recipients, OPOs, and community partners through recovery, processing, and distribution of tissue grafts. We are a national tissue network with locations in Dayton, Ohio (Corporate Office); Fort Worth, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Portland and Medford, Oregon; Toledo, Ohio; and Boise, Idaho. For more information visit www.Solvita.org.
