The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-08
IAYCEES MET Il;
LAST NIGHT AT
HEALTH CLINIC
GUEST SPEAKER on COCA.
Sos WAS MRs. GILL OF
BLOOD DoNERs BANK OF
DADE COUNTY

TIE Key West Junibr Chamber
~ ConEerce held IFS regular
wVehly mecting last night in the
assdlioFium Of the Monroe County
ilealth Clinic with President DIR.
nilo cobo. presiding.
0aest speaker Of the evening
waa Mrs. Gin. representative OF
the Dade County Blood Donors
namk. she save a most interesting
mnd hlEhly appreciated talk on
how that organization was start
sd. rs purpose. and some of its
snany activities. Many interesting
farts weFe brought out during her
Hrxpaned speech and during the
KetrFai discussion period that
faiiaWed
Scene Of The Facts
ms blood bank is q non-profit
organization that isn't connected
aifh the Red Cross or any other
organization.
u takes two parts of whole blood
- make one pint of plasma, and
thai many people must have the
whole blood as their systems
cant stand piasma.
TINS blood and plasma is kept
"a 10 degrees below zero; and that
w'hoie blood will keep but two
weeks. plasma for 5 years, and
dried Cor an indefinate period.
Because Of the many questions
asked and the brief Examination
SVEN each prospective volunteer
aener. there Is very little if any
after effects felt by the people
nat are accepted as doners.
Only people between Fl and
~ are accepted as doners, except
in The case Of military personnel
where the age limit is dropped
ca 90
Although II is called the Dade
Coalniy Blood Bank, its activities
cover all Of Florida from st. Aug
asiine on the east coast around
20 ~ Petersburg on the west
coast.
This blood bank was organized
on sept 2, 1870, and was the first
ct fis kind In the country.
Since then through its efforts
nine other units in Florida and
aisssut 100 in the rest of the
eogniFy have been organized.
~ present the Florida blood
band system Is the best in the
Whole United States. ' y y
Tbs blood hank operates ex-
srsly like a regular bank with,
i'snk books. deposits, withdraw.
al, service charges, etc. ~ 4
~ an individual needs blood OF
plmma. there is no charge to him
a De ga some organization to
whith he belongs, has blood al
nrady on deposit in the blood
tank.
~ nat. then he is only charged
tise absolute minimum amount
mat - actually takes to cover the
cssst ct processing and servicing
the blood he needs.
Any organization that so desires
ean. ~ its own free will and ac-
cura. Join this blood bank,
During the regular business
session that followed. the club
pfssident, DIR. Delio Cobo, asked
io ell Jaycees that have donated
hsss'd 10 turn in their names. so
Wat ne would know how large
@n account the club would have
when q completed its plans to
oseone a member of this bank.
under regular club business.
lsadore weintraub, fold he and
the other members of the govern
mental affairs committee were
as''ng TO secure as large a vote as
po~sible for the November cleo
tton.
Kermit levin, member of the
membership committee presented
membership cards and pins to
nav Jaycee Hilary Albury. Char
hs Roberts, committee Chairman.
reported that four other men were
approved as members. These are.
Robert Daniels. William Steed,
DOE hondul. and Evelio Rueda.
Roberts also said, that there were
several other men that were in
We process Of joining.
Jack Delaney reported that all
Iinai plans for the Town Hall
n,esiing that is to be held on the
ts'h. have been completed. He
aaea laid that according to all
ssfly indications that this Town
Hall HtfsNftFu xass,s,II l. -