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Resolve to give life

A decades-old tradition will continue as Walton EMC customer-owners and employees again roll up their sleeves to give life during Red Cross blood drives at the co-op’s main office in Monroe.

Since Georgia Northeast Red Cross began keeping donation records in 2003, the co-op drives have collected 2,395 pints of usable blood. A single drive typically yields 29 to 32 pints of usable blood, which is desperately needed, said Laurie Treadwell, Walton EMC personnel specialist and blood drive coordinator.

“The Red Cross has a critical need for blood donors, especially those with O types,” she said, noting that the co-op’s 2024 drives collected 51 units of the universal O blood. “Every gift of blood can help up to three people.”

While many blood donors are regular drive participants, newcomers are encouraged and welcomed, Treadwell said. The co-op’s 2024 drives included five first-time donors.

Potential donors can visit the Red Cross website to sign up for a nearby drive. To check appointment availability for upcoming Walton EMC drives, contact Treadwell at ltreadwell@waltonemc.com.

2025 BLOOD DRIVES – Walton EMC Office, Monroe

  • February 13
  • April 17
  • June 19
  • Future dates TBD

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