The Community Blood Bank is hoping people will share their luck of the Irish this Saint Patrick’s Day week by giving blood. This Tuesday the first 70 donors who come to the blood bank will receive a pot of shamrocks generously donated by Joel’s Flower Shop. And donors all week can enter to win a [...]

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The Erie BayHawks and the Community Blood Bank are teaming up to save lives Monday. Their blood drive will be from 11 to 4pm at the Tullio Arena. All donors get a free commemorative T-shirt and a pair of tickets to the upcoming Cleveland Affiliate Night Game on February 26th.
All donors can enter to win [...]

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Tap a vein and win some tickets.

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Take a shopping break and save lives.

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Lots of blood and guts.

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It’s November and mid-season means it’s time for the Community Blood Bank’s 5th annual Blood Bath promotion.

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We hope you had a nice weekend. The weather was decent – hopefully you got in those last few outside projects and relaxed.
Thank you to the Ridge Law Firm and the Community Blood Bank for sponsoring this website last month. We’ve got open slots now, and your support not only helps this web site continue [...]

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Corry resident Chuck Trimble seems to have gotten the words to the classic baseball song wrong – it’s not “Take Me Out At the Ball Game.” Trimble suffered a heart attack at PNC Park a few weeks ago and happened to be sitting right in front of Dr. Christopher Post, a doctor at nearby Allegheny [...]

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Officials at the Community Blood Bank are worried about the last big event of the summer for the blood supply. Labor Day Weekend is traditionally one of the three worst weekends of the year; the 4th of July and Memorial Day are the other two. Right now there is a moderate blood shortage but this [...]

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Your help is needed now at the Community Blood Bank. They are having critical shortages and need your donation to keep the blood supply locally at a safe level. If you can give, please do so this week and weekend. Here’s a note from Dan Desrochers about the supply:
Local blood usage continues to happen faster [...]

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If you’re able – please give blood this week.
The blood supply levels fell again this weekend deepening the critical shortage that affects the region. Community Blood Bank began giving every donor who tries to give blood at 26th and Peach Street a “Life Saver” T-shirt last week, but so there have been few takers. [...]

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Martin Allen has been acquitted of homicide charges in the death of Kevin Imler. Despite having a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, a jury decided that his impairment didn’t make him turn in front of Imler, who was on a motorcycle. Allen was still convicted on DUI charges. So he was driving [...]

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The Fourth of July weekend is usually one of the three worst weekends of the year for blood usage, and this year that was certainly true with extremely heavy blood usage by local patients in the last 3 days. The blood supply is just about depleted with type O Positive being extremely critically low. The [...]

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Vice President Joe Biden will be in the Erie area Wednesday to make an announcement about rural broadband coverage that is part of the stimulus package. Joining him will be new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. The announcement will be made at 12 p.m. at Seneca High School. You can pick up tickets starting today at [...]

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Tomorrow is the Manufacturers and Business Association’s Annual Meeting with featured keynote speaker President George Bush. Will you be attending this event? What do you expect from this event?
This was the first time in many years that the blood supply was
safe half way through June as a result of an excellent year at the Community [...]

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The Port Authority will spend $5 million to purchase the former Lord Corporation parking lot on the Bayfront Highway and build a welcome center there. They will also add turning lanes to the highway and new bike and walking paths.
Bad news cider fans – despite the best intentions, the Fuhrman’s Cider Mill will not [...]

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Are you following us at Twitter? You should. It’s cool.
Last evening, Erie City Council passed a resolution saying, basically, they they oppose the building of the tires to energy plant. We don’t think that has any legal or binding power though.
Congrats to Erie blogger emeritus Eden on having her manuscript move on to [...]

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The Community Blood Bank’s major construction project is complete and the Community Blood Bank is the first blood bank in the entire United States to ‘go live’ with the MPX platform from Roche.
Last summer the blood bank’s lab was expanded by 2000 square feet to accommodate the new testing equipment. In December of 2008, CBB [...]

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Christmas week is here and the blood bank is urging people to come donate in preparation for the holiday weekend.
The Community Blood Bank is open Wednesday, Christmas Eve, from 9 to 1pm and reopens for regulars hours (9 to 6pm) on Friday December 26th.
Donors all week can enter to win a beautiful gift basket [...]

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