Saturday, June 4th is world blood drive day! Please share some of your blood in honor of those who shed theirs in the military. They take an oath to the constitution, which includes the possibility of shedding their blood for our nation. You can make your donation with the Dubuque Gerald F. Winter VFW Post 9663 and ImpactLife at 4867 Asbury Road Suite #1, in Dubuque, Iowa.

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All blood donors will get a voucher that may be exchanged for a $10 gift card or 500 bonus points. All donors are invited to then contribute points through the Donor for Life Rewards Store through World Blood Donor Day. ImpactLife will match the cash equivalent of those donated points, up to $10,000, and send funds through a matching program established by Blood Centers of America, or BCA. Blood industry vendor Fresenius Kabi has pledged to match up to $250,000 of qualifying donations made to the BCA fund by June 30th. Those who donate their points back, along with the matching funds, will go to provide blood collection and transfusion supplies in Ukraine. For more information on that program.

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Chief Executive Officer Mike Parejko stated at bloodcenter.org that, “The war has resulted in a severe shortage of blood bags and other blood collection supplies that are critical to immediate patient care in Ukraine. We are pleased to have this opportunity to join our donors and industry partners in supporting our colleagues in Ukraine.”

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ImpactLife is the proud supplier of blood and blood products to the Iowa City VA Health Care System, VA Illiana Health Care System - Danville, Illinois, Mercy One – Dubuque, and UnityPoint - Finley Hospital. ImpactLife is also the primary outside supplier of blood products; supplementing the blood program at the DeGowin Blood Center of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.

Please join Dubuque VFW Post 9663 Veterans, families, and friends to participate in this much needed effort to bolster the much-needed blood supply. For any questions regarding this event and the VFW, Contact Bob Felderman at 563-213-0398. Any questions on ImpactLife will be fielded by Jason Schomburg, the Associate Donor Relations Consultant, at 563-823-3942.

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