June 27, 2009

Watauga County Chapter
of the American Red Cross
331 Queen Street Suite B     Boone, North Carolina 28607     828.264.8226

Latest Updates:

Health and Safety

Annual Report (doc)

Blood Services

Fun Facts About Blood

* The American Red Cross supplies about one-half of all the blood products used in the country.
* You can give blood every 56 days.
* Type O negative blood can be transfused to 100% of people.
* Hospitals in our area use about 1,500 blood products each day.
* The average blood donation only takes about 10 minutes.
* Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. receives a blood transfusion.
* Only 5% of the eligible population gives blood.
* There is still no substitute for human blood.

To see our Blood Mobile and educational schedules