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camwynBring a couple of forms of ID and load up on your iron during the week beforehand. Yours truly is running the blood drive - at least, from the fan side - and I'd really appreciate it if you agreed to lie down and bleed.
The Buffycon blood drive is on Saturday, 14 June, from 11 AM to 4 PM. We've got eight people signed up to give so far (including yours truly). I recognise that those of y'all who observe Jewish regs regarding the Sabbath aren't gonna be able to do it, so you Gentiles out there are gonna have to pick up the slack. We'll be taking all the major blood groups, although those of you who're AB+ may want to opt out - you're Universal Receiver, but the only people who can use your blood are other AB+ people. Everyone else, if you're coming, give the blood drive consideration. Just be aware that they'll ask you questions which might result in your deferral. The usual ones involve behavior that might put you at risk of HIV or Hepatitis C infection, but there's a few others:
Had a piercing in the last twelve months? How about acupuncture or a tattoo? Acupuncture might not be a problem if the practitioner used one-time-only disposable needles, but I'm not sure about the regs on the other two.
Been to Europe in the last couple of years for longer than a few months? Or the UK? One month total in that time, fine, or even two months, but longer than that and they start worrying about possible BSE / vCJD.
Taking Accutane, for really bad acne? How about Proscar, for your prostate? Or any medicine whose generic name is finasteride? These drugs are kinda nasty if they get into someone else's bloodstream.
17 years old or older? Weigh more than 110 pounds? We can't do younger without permission from your folks, and anyone under 110 pounds needs every pint they've got.
There's lots of other reasons but people don't always know about those. Figured I'd head it off at the pass.
Anyway, those of you who can honestly say 'no' to the above questions and who have no history of blood, heart, or iron problems - and who aren't barred from doing so by religious law or custom - please, come on down to Buffycon in Saddlebrook, NJ on 14 June. Bring your driver's license. They'll poke you with a needle and cover it up so you don't have to see it, they'll take a pint of your blood, they'll use it for someone who needs it, and you'll get a cookie. Or brownies. Or something - they're pretty good about feeding you afterwards, and if you tell them you've never given before they'll all but stuff the cookies and juice down your throat.
Be aware that I've asked the bloodmobile crew to dress up like vampires for the occasion. This might just be fangs, but hey, you never know, right?
The Buffycon blood drive is on Saturday, 14 June, from 11 AM to 4 PM. We've got eight people signed up to give so far (including yours truly). I recognise that those of y'all who observe Jewish regs regarding the Sabbath aren't gonna be able to do it, so you Gentiles out there are gonna have to pick up the slack. We'll be taking all the major blood groups, although those of you who're AB+ may want to opt out - you're Universal Receiver, but the only people who can use your blood are other AB+ people. Everyone else, if you're coming, give the blood drive consideration. Just be aware that they'll ask you questions which might result in your deferral. The usual ones involve behavior that might put you at risk of HIV or Hepatitis C infection, but there's a few others:
Had a piercing in the last twelve months? How about acupuncture or a tattoo? Acupuncture might not be a problem if the practitioner used one-time-only disposable needles, but I'm not sure about the regs on the other two.
Been to Europe in the last couple of years for longer than a few months? Or the UK? One month total in that time, fine, or even two months, but longer than that and they start worrying about possible BSE / vCJD.
Taking Accutane, for really bad acne? How about Proscar, for your prostate? Or any medicine whose generic name is finasteride? These drugs are kinda nasty if they get into someone else's bloodstream.
17 years old or older? Weigh more than 110 pounds? We can't do younger without permission from your folks, and anyone under 110 pounds needs every pint they've got.
There's lots of other reasons but people don't always know about those. Figured I'd head it off at the pass.
Anyway, those of you who can honestly say 'no' to the above questions and who have no history of blood, heart, or iron problems - and who aren't barred from doing so by religious law or custom - please, come on down to Buffycon in Saddlebrook, NJ on 14 June. Bring your driver's license. They'll poke you with a needle and cover it up so you don't have to see it, they'll take a pint of your blood, they'll use it for someone who needs it, and you'll get a cookie. Or brownies. Or something - they're pretty good about feeding you afterwards, and if you tell them you've never given before they'll all but stuff the cookies and juice down your throat.
Be aware that I've asked the bloodmobile crew to dress up like vampires for the occasion. This might just be fangs, but hey, you never know, right?
