Third annual CKI Blood Drive

Give a gift–donate blood

Circle K International will be hosting its third annual blood drive prior to the International Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. The blood drive will be held on August 5, 2009 from 1-6:30 p.m. Spaces are limited. More information on how to register will be coming soon!

How do I know if I am eligible to donate?

To give blood for transfusion to another person, you must be healthy, be at least 18 years old (or 17 years old with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, and not have donated blood in the past eight weeks (56 days). “Healthy” means that you feel well and can perform normal activities and have no previous history of hepatitis or HIV/AIDS.

Prior to scheduling an appointment to give blood, you will be asked a series of pre-screening questions. Based on your answers to these questions, you may be found ineligible to donate blood. Read additional information on eligibility requirements.

What can I expect?

The whole process takes less than an hour. Each donor will receive a short questionnaire with several basic health and lifestyle questions, which will be reviewed in confidentiality with a staff member. Next, you will have a brief examination during which temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and blood count (hemoglobin or hematocrit) are measured. After your donation, which takes 5-10 minutes, you will be asked to sit and enjoy refreshments for 15 minutes.

Please check back soon for information on how to reserve an appointment:

If I cannot donate blood, are there other ways that I can help?

Of course! We need volunteers to help with the sign-in or refreshments tables.