In response to a nationwide blood scarcity, the American Red Cross is providing individuals who donate blood throughout January the possibility to win a visit to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif.
The package deal contains tickets to the sport, round-trip airfare, three-night resort lodging and $500 reward card for bills.
Final week, the group warned of the blood disaster – citing the 62% drop in school and highschool blood drives as a result of COVID-19 pandemic as two contributing components, Daily Post reported on Jan. 11. Different causes for the blood scarcity have been ongoing blood drive cancellations due to sickness, staffing limitations and weather-related closures and a surge of COVID-19 instances and an lively flu season that "may compound the already bad situation."
The Red Cross teamed up with the NFL to supply blood donors the possibility to win a visit to Los Angeles to observe the Super Bowl.
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In response to the disaster, the Red Cross teamed up with the NFL to create the promotion which additionally contains entry to the official NFL Tailgate and tickets to the Super Bowl Expertise.
As well as, the Red Cross is providing blood donors the chance to win an at-home Super Bowl expertise, which features a short-throw laser projector, audio system and a $500 reward card.
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The Red Cross beforehand introduced that there's a nationwide blood scarcity.
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On the competition’s promotional web page, the Red Cross wrote, "Health emergencies don’t pause for holidays, game day or a pandemic. Donors are needed now to help patients make a comeback this winter."
The Red Cross beforehand introduced that donors have been "urgently needed" resulting from a nationwide scarcity.
January is Nationwide Blood Donor Month.
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"As the blood community celebrates National Blood Donor Month this January, the nation’s blood supply remains at one of its lowest levels in recent years," a press launch defined. "In recent weeks, blood centers across the country have reported less than a one-day’s supply of blood of certain critical blood types—a dangerously low level. If the nation’s blood supply does not stabilize soon, life-saving blood may not be available for some patients when it is needed."
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The American Red Cross didn't instantly reply to Daily Post' request for remark.
Daily Post' Julia Musto contributed to this report.
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