Beat the Ghouls to it: donate blood before Halloween!

Little Nosferatu

By Tom Petersen

It’s true: The men and women that staff the bloodmobile know all the jokes and puns, and they love’em. No surprise, then, that phlebotomists and donors alike look forward to Halloween – it’s “their” holiday.  The most festive blood drive of the year comes to Richmond Beach on Saturday, October 26. The Puget Sound Blood Center’s mobile unit will be in front of the Shoreline Fire Safety Center, at the corner of 20th Ave NW and Richmond Beach Road, from 10am until 4pm.  (lunch break, 12-1.)

Make an Appointment and Bring a Friend!

The Richmond Beach Community Association Halloween Carnival starts at 3pm on the 26th, so regular neighborhood donors are making morning and early-afternoon appointments. Walk-ins are welcome any time, and there are plenty of afternoon times open. Appointments are a help to the staff, so they can pace the day and advise walk-ups of any wait times.

The PSBC has an excellent and simple on-line sign-up: just click “Donate Blood” and enter the Richmond Beach zip code, 98177, at “Search Blood Drives” for the neighborhood event, as well as others on other dates in and around Shoreline. Appointments can also be made by calling 800-398-7888.

The Richmond Beach neighborhood theme for 2013 is “Bring a Friend,” so they’ll be looking for those “Blood Buddies” – in or out of costume – on Saturday.