The first person to donate blood at the center was Mr. Gordon Browning. The Blood Donor Service was organized by Mrs. Frances Whitledge. Since that time, the Bowling Green Chapter of the American Red Cross has grown tremendously. Approximately 80 bloodmobiles are held in Warren County each year. This figure includes Center blood drives and those in the community, businesses and schools.
Blood donation is easy and the entire process usually takes less than an hour.
Donors must be at least 17 years old, must weight more than 110 pounds, and must not have given blood in the previous 56 days. You cannot get any infectious disease by donating blood. All bags and needles are sterile and disposable. They are used only once and then thrown away. Donors will find donating blood in the new center is easier, quicker and more enjoyable.