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Hoxworth Blood Center and Gold Star Chili have teamed up to offer free coneys to blood donors.

Today only, donate blood at any of Hoxworth’s open neighborhood donor centers, including its center in Mason, and get a free cheese coney from Gold Star Chili.

Hoxworth Blood Center’s Mason Neighborhood Donor Center is open and accepting donations from 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. today.

Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with a signed parental consent form), in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds.  They’re encouraged to eat a good meal and drink plenty of water in the four hours before donating.

The Mason Neighborhood Donor Center is at 9554 Mason-Montgomery Road in the Governor’s Pointe Shopping Center.  Find other locations at www.hoxworth.org.

Schedule an appointment at any of the locations by calling 513-451-0910.  Walk-ins also welcome.

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Demetria Castanias of Mason celebrated her 16th birthday in July last year by donating blood at a local Hoxworth donor center. "I want to celebrate my life by helping to save others," she said.

Hoxworth Blood Center has issued an emergency appeal for Type O blood donors.

The center’s Type O inventory dropped to emergency levels due to “extremely heavy demand” for this blood type, said Gregg Boothe, the center’s assistant director.

“More than 500 Type O blood products were used in the last week to support two patients in our community,” he explained.

“This situation has reached a point where our ability to adequately supply our hospitals with needed blood is severely compromised.”

Hoxworth operates eight neighborhood donor centers in Anderson, Blue Ash, Central at the University of Cincinnati, Downtown, Ft. Mitchell, Tri-County, Western Hills and Mason.

The Mason location is at 9554 Mason-Montgomery Road in the Governor’s Pointe Shopping Center.  Find other locations at www.hoxworth.org.

Schedule an appointment at any of the locations by calling 513-451-0910.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Donors this week will be automatically entered into Hoxworth’s Geek Week raffle for a chance to win an iPad, Nook e-reader or Nintendo Wii package.

Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with a signed parental consent form), in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds.  They’re encouraged to eat a good meal and drink plenty of water in the four hours before donating.

Hoxworth says it requires at least 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors a day to meet the need of Tri-state hospitals and patients.

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The Hoxworth Blood Center will offer the chance to win some technie must-haves at its neighborhood donor centers the week of Sept. 19.

The promotion is part of its Geek Week event.  All donors that week will be entered to win one of three technology prizes: an iPad 2, Nook e-reader or a Nintendo Wii package.

Hoxworth has one neighborhood donor center in Mason at 9554 Mason-Montgomery Road in the Governor’s Pointe Shopping Center.  Donations will be accepted at this location on Sept. 20 and 22.

Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with a signed parental consent form), in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds.  Donors are encouraged to eat a good meal and drink plenty of water in the four hours before donating.

Hoxworth requires at least 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors a day to meet the need of Tri-state hospitals and patients.

For more information or to schedule a time to donate, call 513-451-0910 or sign up online.

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Mason resident Carol Orndorff, left, donates blood at Hoxworth Blood Center's Mason Neighborhood Donor Center. File photo

Donate blood this week and help send area children to the American Diabetes Summer Camp at Camp Joy.

Hoxworth Blood Center is holding a weeklong blood drive this week at each of its eight neighborhood donor centers.  Hoxworth maintains one center in Mason at 9554 Mason-Montgomery Road.

Hoxworth will send one area child to Camp Joy once it hits 30 donors.  If 50 donors are reached, Hoxworth will provide funding for two children to attend camp.

Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with a signed parental consent) and present identification to donate.  Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.  It is recommended that donors eat and drink plenty of water within four hours before donating.

Appointments are encouraged, but not required.  To schedule an appointment, call 513-451-0910 or go to www.hoxworth.org.

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