DOINews: All DOI D.C. Metro Area Employees: Blood Drive at Main Interior on Wednesday, October 1, 2014

To: All DOI Employees in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area

From: Joe Nassar, Director, Office of Facilities and Administrative Services (OFAS)

Subject: Blood Drive at the Main Interior Building on Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Inova Blood Donor Services will conduct a blood drive in the Main Interior Building's John Muir room on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The John Muir room is located around the corner from the Rachel Carson Room near the Bison Bistro.

Inova Blood Donor Services supplies lifesaving blood and blood products to hospitals in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area and works with national and international redistribution organizations to get blood to where it is needed most.

To make your donation appointment, visit: http://www.inova.org/get-involved/blood-donor-services/index.jsp. Click on Schedule a Donation, click on Donate Blood, and use Sponsor Code 7852. Now select the next available blood drive date for 10/01/2014. Finally, choose your appointment time and register your name.

If you prefer to make an appointment by phone or if you have questions about your eligibility to donate, call: 1–866–blood saves (1-866-256-6372).

This event is being coordinated by Barbara Hayden, RN, COHN-S, Health Unit, OFAS. She can be reached at (202) 208-7057, or at Barbara_Hayden@ios.doi.gov, to answer your questions.

Visit our website for additional information pertaining to the full range of occupational safety health and environmental services available to DOI employees at: http://www.doi.gov/ofas/asd/oshe.cfm.