YMCA & Walgreens get you ready for summer this week!

Kick off summer in a healthy way

  ERIE, PA – The Community Blood Bank has teamed up with the Glenwood Park YMCA and Walgreens on 38^th and Peach street to help blood donors a kick off summer in a healthy way!

 Each day this week, June 18^th through the 22^nd, someone will win a FREE 30 day Family Membership to the Glenwood Park YMCA and a beach towel, sunscreen, aloe, lotion and frisbee courtesy of Walgreens on 38^th and Peach street.

 “What a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle!” says Dan Desrochers, director of marketing at the Community Blood Bank.  “We are so grateful to have the support of Glenwood Park YMCA and Walgreens on 38^th and Peach street, especially with the 4^th of July Holiday just around the corner.”  

 Summertime is one of the hardest times on the blood supply.  With high schools and colleges out of session and people taking vacation, the Community Blood Bank sees a decrease in donors.  At the same time, the need for blood increases due to accidents from increased travel and outdoor activities. The Community Blood Bank needs at least 800 units of blood a week to maintain and safe and adequate blood supply for local hospitals. The Community Blood Bank is asking all donors, new and lapse, to donate blood this summer.

 Community Blood Bank is the exclusive provider of blood products to all the hospitals in Erie, McKean, Elk, Potter and Warren counties and Titusville Area Hospital.  The Community Blood Bank is also the primary supplier of blood and blood products to all the hospitals in Chautauqua, Tioga and Allegany counties. 

American Heart Month continues this week Glenwood Park YMCA & Walgreens chip in to save lives.

As part of American Heart Month, the Community Blood Bank has teamed up with the Glenwood Park YMCA & the Walgreens at 38th & Peach to kick start your heart healthy lifestyle. Each day this week 1 blood donor at 26th & Peach St. will win a 30 Day family membership the Glenwood Park YMCA & a Kinetik family Health Monitors Pack which includes an automatic blood pressure cuff, a digital ear thermometer and a digital stepometer. This package is valued at about $175! Bring your photo I.D. but no appointment is needed to save a life.