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Saving lives, Paul Rego donates his 100th gallon of blood at the Rhode Island Blood Center
Rhode Island retiree Paul Rego, a longtime blood donor, donated his 100th gallon of blood on Thursday, April 17th at Rhode Island Blood Center’s Providence Donor Center. Paul, relocating to Rhode Island in 1982, began as a frequent blood donor in his home state of Pennsylvania. He was inspired to donate initially when his mother-in-law underwent a…
Read MoreRI Blood Center gives thanks while encouraging blood donations Thanksgiving week
Last year, RIBC saw a nearly 20% drop in blood donations during the week of Thanksgiving alone Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) is calling on the community to help support the region’s blood supply by donating blood this Thanksgiving. All who come to donate between Sunday, November 24th and Sunday, December 1st will receive a festive long-sleeve…
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Every day, the RI Blood Center counts on the community to help provide over 200 units of life-saving blood & blood products to Rhode Islanders and their neighbors. They provide blood throughout the state and regionally for patients being treated at leading hospitals. They run six full time donation centers across Rhode Island. The need…
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