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Here in Northern Illinois, we have had 41 blood drives canceled due to coronavirus concerns, resulting in approximately 1,500 uncollected blood donations. Through March 13, about 1,500 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to coronavirus concerns, resulting in more than 46,000 fewer blood donations. Over the last few days, we have seen blood drive cancellations grow at an alarming rate. To register, go to I am writing to ask for your help in promoting this initiative, either via your corporate HR, your corporate or personal Social Media channels, or through civic associations or groups. The drives will take place at our Chapter House at 1293 Windham Parkway in Romeoville, Illinois.

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In response to the critical need for blood, the American Red Cross of the Illinois River Valley will host a series of weekly blood drives beginning March 17, 2020. Consumer Fraud Protection Message from Com Ed.Foreign Fire Insurance Board Agenda and Minutes.Camp EmpowHer (Coming Soon! June 12-14).2022 Firefighter Eligibility List Final.Archived Zoning Board Agendas & Minutes.Archived Public Services Agendas & Minutes.Archived Public Safety Agendas & Minutes.Archived Finance Committee Agendas & Minutes.Archived Village Board Agenda & Minutes.Having worked in Intensive Care, I have seen first hand how much blood is needed and used! This app keeps track of my donations and how often I can donate as well as other helpful tools like preparing for donation, blood type, and Rapid Pass. I am so glad I went back! I am a nurse, and have worked in many areas. However, I was turned away in my college years due to “small veins” and figured I wasn’t a candidate. I wish I would have donated sooner knowing how much it helps so many people. The app is informative, helpful, and easy to use! Moreover, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and painless it is to donate blood! The rapid pass also helps speed up the process. I may just forgo the little information I do get about the Blood Journey (only available through the app) and just go back to using RapidPass on the website. Only got it for the benefit of seeing the Blood Journey, and have been waiting to see some improvements but have yet to be rewarded. I’m a Power Red donor so only need to use this three times a year, so instead of bogging down my phone I use it on my iPad.

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And although I figured out that the Blood Journey is showing the donations in reverse chronological order, why isn’t the full date (showing the year) displayed? Most other informational features are unnecessary once you’ve donated once or twice, and the badges are lame. The Blood Journey is interesting but would be more so with a little more information and if it were more up to date (right now doesn’t have the info from my donation of over 3 months ago). Consistency of information would be good here. Unfortunately, it shows only the last three readings, and if you have it show the full history, the only information shown is the type of donation, date, and location (full history of BP, pulse, and hemoglobin IS available on the website). The digital donor card would be great for me to show a history of BP readings. It could be useful for other things but so much about the app seems off or unnecessary. It’s great for saving time by being able to answer all the questions via RapidPass before going to donate. In fact, I would really like it if there was a history of the COVID-19 test results available in the app. When one has just donated blood, I would expect to see the prior COVID-19 test results with a date as well as an indication that the app is waiting for new results from the recent donation. My biggest complaint is that the COVID-19 test results are shown as coming from my “latest blood donation.” I would really prefer it if they would give the date of that test so I know it’s from the donation I just made and not potentially from a donation from a couple months ago. It seems to me that this ought to work for appointments scheduled through the app as well as those scheduled through either a phone call or online through a web browser. I would like to be able to track what happens to my donation and evidently this only works when one has scheduled one’s appointment through the app.

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