Pat Henderson
The Pilot Knob Rotary Club provides the Robson community the opportunity to support Carter BloodCare with blood donations throughout the year. The frigid weather on Jan. 18 did not deter donors from showing up and donating 29 units of blood. This is the first blood drive of 2025, with four additional drives scheduled during 2025. The team’s goal is to surpass 2024 donations, which Carter BloodCare reported saved 89 lives during 2024.
America has the safest and most abundant blood supply in the world. According to Carter BloodCare, one in seven patients entering a hospital may need blood, plasma, or platelet transfusions. This ranges from trauma victims to patients battling sickle cell disease or thalassemia, or to ensure a successful organ or bone marrow transplant. Cancer patients use 25 percent of all blood donations, and blood transfusions are needed in one out of every 83 newborn deliveries in America today, a rate that increased by more than 50 percent between 2006 and 2015.
The Pilot Knob Rotary Club thanks each of the current and past donors who contributed to these life-saving efforts. A special thanks to the Robson Ranch Denton HOA for allowing us to host the blood drives.
Mark your calendars now for upcoming blood drives scheduled for March 22, May 17, Sept. 13, and Nov. 15.
All are welcome to join Pilot Knob Rotary Club each Friday at noon in the Wildhorse Grill.