First Annual NCH Charity Cycle Event to Benefit NCH Community Blood Center March 8, 2011

  

Join the NCH Volunteer Auxiliary for its first annual NCH Cycle for Life Charity Fun Ride on Sun March 13 in Naples, FL.  All proceeds will benefit the NCH Community Blood Center. The ride, for ages 14 and up, leaves from North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Road, and offers 10, 30 & 62 mile courses. The first set of riders will depart from the park at 7:30 a.m. All riders are required to wear a bike helmet. Rider rest stops are being sponsored by Costco and the Bike Route. Lunch and smoothies, will be provided after the ride courtesy of Costco and Planet Smoothie, and is included in the entry fee. Yoga and massages sessions will also take place after the ride.  

The first 250 registered riders will receive a premiere sport bag filled with goodies from Clif Bar DZ Nuts, Foot Solutions, and more.  Online pre-registration links can be found at www.givebloodcbc.org and entry fees range from $20 per adult or $45 for family of 3, 4, or 5 members. Day of event registration will be available starting at 6:45 am for just $5 more per category.  NCH Cycle for Life ride is made possible by Title Sponsor Bank of America, and Presenting Sponsors Costco and Arthrex and sponsors, Planet Smoothie, USA Cycling, Florida Cycling Magazine, Naples Pathways Coalition, The Bike Route, Naples Velo, DZ Nuts & Clif Bar.  

Cyclists can also help to raise additional funds to benefit the NCH Community Blood Center and win prizes for goals reached. Prizes include a Cannondale Bicycle, Electra Bicycles and Giro Sunglasses. Visit www.givebloodcbc.org for more details and website links.  

Your participation in the NCH Cycle for Life Charity fun Ride can help insure that safe and adequate blood supplies are always available for patients like critically ill newborn babies, cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, patients requiring cardiac surgery, accident victims, or individuals with a wide range of medical illnesses.  

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Blood needed in Collier county! February 24, 2011

 Blood donors are needed in Collier County to help the Community Blood Center quickly replenish marginal blood product inventories. A sudden spike in patient needs for blood resulted in a significant decline of available blood products. The Community Blood Center, the local blood supplier, urges the public to take time out now and give the gift of life.  Types A+, A- B-, O+ & O- blood are especially needed. Donors can give blood at the following locations:  

·         Community Blood Center, Naples: 239-436-5455: 311 Ninth Street North, Suite 108, Naples, FL 34102 located on the first floor of the NCH Medical Plaza Building, next to the NCH Healthcare System’s parking garage. Complimentary valet parking for all blood donors  

       Hours of operation: Monday: 8 AM – 5 PM; Tuesday: 11 AM -7 PM; Wednesday through Friday: 8 AM – 5 PM.  

 

·         Bonita Springs: 239-495-1138:  9170 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 102, Bonita Springs, FL 34135 located in Sunshine Plaza  

       Hours of operation: Monday, Thursday & Friday: 8 AM – 5 PM , closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.   

 

·         Community Blood Center’s bloodmobile locations: A complete list can be seen at www.givebloodcbc.org:  

   

Date	Time	Location	Address
Thurs. Feb. 24	1:30 – 3 PM	Collier Country Health Department Bldg H at Gov. Center	3301 Tamiami Tr. East-Bldg. H – Naples 34112
Thurs. Feb. 24	2:30  -  5:30 PM	Port Royal Club	2900 Gordon Drive – Naples 34102
Sat. Feb. 26	8 AM – 12 PM	St. Paul’s Saturday Morning Market @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	3901 Davis Blvd, Naples  34104
Sat. Feb. 26	2 – 5 PM	Sunshine Ace Golden Gate	11673 Collier Blvd. Naples 34116
Sun. Feb. 27	8 AM – 1 PM	Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church	1225 Piper Blvd. – Naples – 34110 across from Sam’s Club
Mon. Feb. 28	9:30 AM – 1:30 PM	Silver Lakes Gated Community	1001 Silver Lakes Blvd – Naples  34114
Mon. Feb. 28	2 – 4:30 PM	Windstar Gated Community	1700 Windstar Blvd, Naples, FL 34112

 

     Donors can safely give blood every 56 days. Minimum age to give blood is 16 with parent present. There is no upper age maximum, however. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, should eat prior to giving blood and must be well hydrated. Photo ID is required at donation time. Visit www.givebloodcbc.org or call 239-436-5455 for more information. All blood products collected by the Community Blood Center remain within the community to benefit local patients in need.                                                                         

Miles of Quarters Campaign to Benefit Community blood Center & save MOre Lives! February 14, 2011

 The NCH Volunteer Auxiliaries, representing the Downtown Naples Hospital, North Naples Hospital, and the Marco Island Healthcare Center and honorary Chairman, former Miami Dolphin Quarterback, Earl Morrall, are pleased to announce the launch of their first ever joint fundraising campaign, Miles of Quarters, to benefit the Community Blood Center.  The community-wide fundraising project is being rolled out this month, and it is slated to run through April 30. The project also features a main event, the Cycle for Life Charity Fun Ride to be held on Sun. March 13 in Naples at North Collier Regional Park.  All proceeds collected will be used to purchase new equipment to streamline the blood donation process and increase Community Blood Center’s blood collections by 8%. The Community Blood Center will then be able to help an additional 4,000 local patients such as critically ill newborn babies, cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, patients requiring cardiac surgery, accident victims, or individuals with a wide range of medical illnesses.

According to NCH volunteer spokesperson Pat Campagne “The three NCH Volunteer Auxiliaries elected to unite in a community wide project to benefit more people throughout our community. We chose the Community Blood Center as the recipient of the Miles of Quarters project because it provides the vital service of supplying all of the blood and blood products used throughout Collier County.  Every 25 minutes someone in Collier County uses a blood or blood product. Our goal is to raise as many miles of quarters as possible, so that more lives can be saved.” She adds, “Please support our effort to pass life on by turning over your quarters.”

The Community outreach project, Miles of Quarters, is being rolled out this week when the NCH volunteer auxiliary members will be out in the community distributing nearly 10,000 empty Miles of Quarters prescription vials compliments of KMart Pharmacy, Golden Gate Parkway.  Individuals, service groups, organizations and businesses will be asked to fill the vials with paper currency or with $10 in quarters. Contributors can take their filled vials and deposit them into special Miles of Quarters receptacles found in the lobbies of the NCH Downtown Hospital: 350 7^th St. N., North Naples Hospital: 11190 Health Park Blvd. & Marco Island Healthcare Center: 40 Heathwood Drive.

Additional vials can be obtained in the volunteer offices at the locations listed above. The NCH volunteer auxiliary members estimate that one mile is approximately 63,360 lined quarters, amounting to $15,840. Their goal is to raise as many miles as possible through the distribution of vials. Contributions large or small can also be made by sending a check made payable to NCH Volunteer Auxiliary to: NCH Volunteer Auxiliary PO Box 413029 Naples, FL 34101.  Please mark MOQ/CFL in the memo line.                                    

The NCH Volunteer Auxiliary Miles of Quarters feature event, the NCH Cycle for Life Charity Fun Ride, will be held on Sun. March 13 and offers 10, 30 and 62 mile courses, designed for ages 14 and up. The event starts out at North Collier Regional Park 15000 Livingston Road, Naples 34109. The first set of riders departs at 7:30 am. Title Sponsor, Bank of America and Presenting Sponsors Arthrex, Costco, NCH Wellness Centers are joined by Community Sponsors: USA Cycling Naples Pathways Coalition, Naples Velo, Florida Cycling Magazine, Foot Solutions, DZ Nuts, Clif Bar, Start Smart Cycling, The Bike Route and Planet Smoothie.  Riders can pre-register for the event by visiting www.givebloodcbc.org and click on the registration links. The website also features a downloadable flyer and event registration form that can be turned in day of event at the registration table starting at 6:45 am.  Pre-registration rates are as follows: Adults: $20, Family: (3, 4, or 5 members) $45. Day of event registration fees: Adults $25, Family (3, 4, or 5 members) $50. The first 250 riders will receive a premiere sport bag filled with goodies. Follow up lunch, courtesy of Costco and Planet Smoothie, is included in the entry fees for riders. Charity event cyclists can also elect to raise additional funds for the ride to earn prizes based upon goals reached. Details can be found at givebloodcbc.org.

 For more details about the NCH Volunteer Auxiliary Miles of quarters campaign or about the NCH Cycle for Life Charity fun ride please visit www.givebloodcbc.org or call ­­­­­­­­­­­­Laura Rosen at 436-5303.

Community Blood Center needs O+ and o- Blood! February 1, 2011

 

January 31, 2011: Collier and South Lee Counties, FL—Community Blood Center has seen a sudden increase in usage by area hospitals for types O+ & O- blood, and it needs blood donors to visit its bloodmobile & fixed site locations to offset patient needs. Donors can give at the locations listed here or they can log onto the Community Blood Center’s website, www.givebloodcbc.org to get a complete list of bloodmobile blood drive locations:

Community Blood Center, Naples: 239-436-5455: 311 Ninth Street North, Suite 108 Naples, FL 34102

Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays Thursdays & Fridays: 8 am – 5 pm, Tuesdays 11 am -7 pm

 

Community Blood Center, Bonita Springs: 239-495-1138: 9170 Bonita Beach Rd. Suite 102, Bonita Springs, FL 34135

Hours: Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays: 8 am – 5 pm, Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays

 

Bloodmobile sites:

Tues. Feb. 1 & Wed. 2: 3 – 8 pm: Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20, Naples: 6006 Hollywood Blvd., Naples 34110

Donors who successfully give blood will receive a free movie ticket! (This location only)

 

Thurs. Feb. 3: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm:  Marco Island Healthcare Center: 40 Heathwood Drive Marco Island, FL 34145 

 

Give Blood Play Hockey:

Friday, Feb. 4: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Germain Arena:11000 Everblades Pkwy, Estero 33928 (Off Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy).

Successful Donors will receive special gifts courtesy of: Florida Everblades & Waste Management. 

Prize Drawing:  4 Lucky Winners will each receive 2 tickets for the Everblades Game on February 5th to sit in Waste Management’s Corporate Suite.

 

Sat. Feb. 5: 10 am – 2 pm Golden Gate Fire: 14575 Collier Blvd.  34119, just north of Vanderbilt Beach Rd.

Sun. Feb. 6:  8 am – 1 pm: Temple Shalom:  4630 Pine Ridge Rd. Naples 34119

Accident victims, people undergoing surgery, and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer and other diseases require blood. Call the Community Blood Center at 239-436-5455 or visit www.givebloodcbc.org for more information.  Connect with Community Blood Center on Facebook: Facebook.com/givebloodcbc

The Community Blood Center, headquartered in Naples, is a hospital based, not-for-profit blood center that has served the community for nearly 60 years. Furthermore, it has an office in Bonita Springs. Since the Community Blood Center is the primary supplier of blood products to every hospital in Collier County, all blood products that it collects remain within the community to help local patients.

BLOOD DRIVE! January 11, 2011

Sudden Spike in patient usage of O+, O- blood Sends Community Blood Center Searching for donors During National Blood Donor Month Kickoff

January 10, 2011: Collier and South Lee Counties, FL—Community Blood Center has seen a sudden increase in usage by area hospitals for types O+ & O- blood, and it needs blood donors to visit its bloodmobile & fixed site locations to offset patient needs. Donors can give at the locations listed here or they can log onto the Community Blood Center’s website, www.givebloodcbc.org to get a complete list of bloodmobile blood drive locations:  

Community Blood Center, Naples: 239-436-5455: 311 Ninth Street North, Suite 108 Naples, FL 34102  

Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays Thursdays & Fridays: 8 am – 5 pm, Tuesdays 11 am -7 pm  

 

Community Blood Center, Bonita Springs: 239-495-1138: 9170 Bonita Beach Rd. Suite 102, Bonita Springs, FL 34135  

Bloodmobile sites:

 

  Wed. Jan. 12:     8 am –  11 am:     Naples Daily News: 1100 Immokalee Rd, Naples 34108  

Thurs. Jan. 13:    9 am -  12 pm:     John R. Wood office: 3255 Tamiami Trail North, Naples 34103, south of Park Shore Dr.   

    Sat. Jan. 15:     1 pm -    6 pm:      Hollywood Theatres, Coconut Point: 8021Cinema Way, Estero, FL 33928  

   Sun. Jan. 16:     9 am –    2 pm:      First Baptist Church, Naples: 3000 Orange Blossom Drive – Naples 34109 

Each New Year brings with it a challenge to replenish blood supplies that dip during the holidays. So, it is not surprising that certain types are low in the local supply. In effort to inspire donors to give this month, National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, the Community Blood Center is offering its visitors the opportunity to register to win prize drawings of an Apple iPad and a 10 person cruise package compliments of Cruise Naples. Prizes will be drawn on Feb. 4 and winners will be notified! Additionally, people who successfully donate blood at either of its fixed site centers in Naples and Bonita Springs or at any blood mobile blood drive site will receive a $10 Cruise Naples gift card and other special donor gifts.  

Since 1970, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month (NVBDM).  The Community Blood Center has joined with AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) to stress the importance of donating blood and get donors mobilized to help boost local supplies.  The need for blood is constant, and volunteer blood donors contribute to nearly all the blood used for patient care in the United States.  Every person depends on blood.  Each day, patients across the country receive approximately 39,000 units of this lifesaving resource. Every 25 minutes someone in a Collier County hospital receives blood.  This year alone, as many as five million patients will require blood transfusions, as accident victims, people undergoing surgery, and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer and other diseases. Call the Community Blood Center at 239-436-5455 or visit www.givebloodcbc.org for more information.   

The Community Blood Center, headquartered in Naples, is a hospital based, not-for-profit blood center that has served the community for nearly 60 years. Furthermore, it has an office in Bonita Springs. Since the Community Blood Center is the primary supplier of blood products to every hospital in Collier County, all blood products that it collects remain within the community to help local patients.                                      

 

BLOOD DONORS NEEDED! December 22, 2010

 

Blood donors needed to give the perfect gift during the holidays

 

December 21, 2010 -January 8, 2011, Southwest, FL:  The NCH Community Blood Center is asking people to step forward this holiday season and give the ultimate gift, the gift of life. Nothing can be more perfect to give, especially during the current economic conditions families are facing. The cost is only someone’s time, but the payoff is priceless-life!  One single blood donation can save 3 lives!  More blood donors are needed now to cover rising demand by local patients this time of year.  Visit us and qualify to win an Apple iPad! Prize drawings will be held. Jan. 4 and Feb. 4, 2011. Call 436-5455 or visit www.givebloodcbc.org for details. People can give blood at either of the two NCH Community Blood Centers or on the bloodmobiles:

NCH Community Blood Center, Naples: 311 Ninth Street North, Suite 108 in the Medical Plaza Bldg, with free valet parking: 436-5455:

Regular Hours: Monday, 8 am – 5 pm, Tuesday, 11 am -7 pm, Wed. through Friday: 8 am- 5 pm

Special Holiday Hours: Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve 8 am -12 pm,

                                         Closed Christmas & New Years Days

NCH Community Blood Center, Bonita Springs: 9170 Bonita Beach Rd. Suite 102: 495-1138

Regular Hours: Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays: 8 am -5 pm, Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Special Holiday Hours: Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Closed New Year’s Eve & New Years Day

Bloodmobile blood drive schedule is as follows:

Tues. Dec. 21: 12-4 pm: Collier County Schools Administration Center-5775 Osceola Trail   Naples, FL 34109

Sun. & Mon. Dec. 26, & 27, Wed. & Thurs. Dec. 29 & 30, 2010 AND Sun. Jan. 2, 2011: 11 am – 6 pm Hollywood 20 Cinemas in Naples:  Free movie ticket with successful blood donation.

Tues. Dec. 28: 7:30 am -12 pm: Collier County Government Center-3301 Tamiami Trail E. Naples 34112

Tues. Dec. 28: 1:30 – 3  pm: Collier County Health Department-3301 Tamiami Trail E. Bldg. H– Naples 34112

Wed. Jan. 5, 2011: 12-4 pm: Americare: 5020 Tamiami Tr. N., Suite 202 Naples 34103

Thurs. Jan. 6: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm: Marco Island Healthcare Center: 40 Heathwood Drive, Naples FL 34145

Fri. Jan. 7: 7-9 am Pelican Bay Rotary at Pelican Bay Country Club- 707 Gulf Park Drive, Naples 34108

Sat. Jan. 8: 10 am – 4 pm: Big Corkscrew Island Fire & Rescue: 13240 Immokalee Rd. Naples 34120-just east of Wilson Blvd. 

Blood donors should eat prior to giving blood and should be well hydrated on day of donation. Photo ID is required. Minimum age is 16 years old, but a parent must be present at time of donation. However, there is NO upper age maximum to give blood. Minimum weight to give blood is 110 pounds. People who have had cancer in the past may be eligible to give blood. Call 436-5455 or visit www.givebloodcbc.org for details.

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BLOOD DRIVE November 19, 2010

  Southwest FL: NCH Community Blood Center is hosting
a
variety of pre & post-Thanksgiving holiday blood drives. People can
qualify
to win the November Grand Prize drawing of a 2-night stay at the Marco
Hilton Beach Resort and Spa, and special thank you gifts will be offered
to
donors who successfully blood.  Donors are encouraged to give thanks,
give
blood and save lives at the following blood drives or locations:

Community Blood Center Blood Mobile Sites:

Tues. Nov. 23: 11 am – 4 pm: Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant, at Granada Shops
in
Naples: (Corner of Immokalee Rd. & US 41). Successful donors will
receive
gift cards from Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant for a full meal, Starbucks
Coffee
free pastry card, a plush toy from Tanger Outlets. Hourly Prize drawings
of
$15 Sweetbay Supermarkets gift cards to purchase holiday items! 

Fri. through Sun. Nov. 26 – 28: 11 am – 6 pm: Regal Cinemas-Hollywood
20,
Naples: 6006 Hollywood Blvd. Naples Successful donors will receive a
free
movie ticket.

Mon. Nov. 29: 10 am – 2 pm: Wynn’s Market:141 Tamiami Trail N. Event is
being co-sponsored by Mederi CareTenders & Almost Family to Honor
November’s
National Home Health Care Month.  Successful donors will receive $5 gift
cards to Wynn’s Market & Cosmos Café & Pizzeria. Prize drawings
include an
NCH Wellness Centers gift certificate for a therapeutic massage and $25
gift
cards to Ace Sunshine Hardware & Cosmos Café & Pizzeria.

Fixed Site Centers: Special holiday hours:

Bonita Springs: Community Blood Center:       9170 Bonita Beach
Rd.-Closed
Nov. 22 -Nov. 26

Center will reopen on Mon. Nov. 29: 8 am – 5 pm. 

Naples: Community Blood Center: 311 Ninth Street North, Suite 108, first
floor of the Medical Plaza Building:

Mon. Nov. 22: 8 am – 5 pm, Tues. Nov. 23: 11 am- 7 pm, Wed. Nov. 24: 8
am -
5 pm, Closed Thanksgiving Nov. 25, Friday Nov. 26: 8 am – 5 pm. (Donors
who
successfully give blood at this location on Fri. Nov. 26 will receive a
free
movie ticket)

The Community Blood Center is the primary supplier of blood products to
all
Collier County hospitals.  People can give blood every 56 days.  There
is no
upper age maximum to donate blood, but the minimum age is 16, with
parent
present.  Minimum weight to give blood is 110 pounds. People who take
the
following medicines CAN give blood: aspirin, allergy blood pressure,
cholesterol or thyroid medications, hormone replacement therapy,
antidepressants, or insulin.  People who have had cancer may be able to
give
blood, but certain restrictions apply. Call 436-5455 for details. Donors
are
required to present a valid picture ID and must eat before giving blood.
Donors should also be well hydrated.  Call 436-5455 or visit
www.givebloodcbc.org <http://www.givebloodcbc.org/>  for more
information.

BLOOD DRIVE October 12, 2010

BLOOD DRIVE September 27, 2010

 

Here are a few pictures from the September 11th Blood Drive at Waterside Shops.

WATERSIDE SHOPS TO HOST COMMEMERATIVE REMEMBRANCE BLOOD DRIVE September 8, 2010

  

 In remembrance of 9/11, Waterside Shops is hosting its ninth annual blood drive in conjunction with the Community Blood Center, an affiliate of the NCH Healthcare System. The bloodmobile will be parked adjacent to Barnes and Noble Bookseller from 9 am – 4 pm on Saturday, Sept. 11. Each successful donor will receive a $10 gas card or specialty gift while supplies last. Event participants will be automatically eligible for the chance to win a summer grand prize drawing for a Lover’s Key Resort Staycation package for two. Drawing will be held October 2.  All prizes are non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Call 436-5455 or visit www.givebloodcbc.org for more information.

Immediately following the terrorist attacks, Collier County, like most other regions of the nation, experienced an outpouring of charitable spirit by the many blood donors who came to give a their gifts of life. The Community Blood Center hopes to see that same spirit of giving continue. Donating blood this September 11 is one way people can help to save lives as well as memorialize the lives of people impacted by the terrorist attacks in 2001.   Every 2 seconds someone in America needs blood so the Community Blood Center encourages everyone to pay it forward, give blood and save 3 lives with a single pint. People can donate blood every 56 days. Anyone who weighs at least 110 pounds can give blood. Donors must be age 17 (16 year old donors can give blood with parent present). There is no upper age maximum to give blood. All donors must supply photo ID at time of donation.  Donating blood is easy and safe. Donors must eat prior to giving blood and should be well hydrated. Most medications will not prevent someone from donating blood, including but not limited to: aspirin, insulin, blood pressure, cholesterol, and thyroid medications, anti-depressants, birth control and hormone replacement therapy.