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Wellington Community Blood Drive

On Sunday, August 25, 2019 from 12:30pm-4:30pm, Wellington Community Association will be hosting its first Annual Blood Drive through Inova Blood Donor Services. The Bloodmobile will be parked outside of the pool and will take both scheduled donations and walk-ins who meet eligibility requirements, though we encourage you to sign up in advance!

Blood Drive

Elibility:

The eligibility requirements are available by clicking here.

Donors must be 16 years of age and at least 110 pounds. A parental consent form is available here: Parental Consent Form

If you have a specific question regarding eligibility requirements, please contact Pat Freeman, patricia.freeman@inova.org OR Jessica Willis, Jessica.Willis@inova.org.

Sign-Up:

Contact tvasicek@wellington.org for information! There will be an online sign-up posted soon!

Fun Facts About Blood Donation:

  • A person who donates blood burns about 650 calories with every pint donated.
  • Blood has four main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
  • A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood. That means in the days prior to the accident, at least 100 donors took an hour out of their busy lives to donate blood. After blood is donated, it goes through a rigorous testing process and is shipped to area hospitals so the blood is on the shelf ready to be transfused for any patient in need.
  • One in seven people entering the hospital need blood.
  • The average adult has 10 pints of blood in their body. During the blood donation process a person roughly donates 1 pint. Your body will replenish what was taken.
  • Every 2 seconds someone in the US needs blood. Inova Blood Donor Services works to collect, test, and safeguard more than 250  units of blood a day to sure a safe, steady supply for you and your loved ones. There is no substitute for human blood. It can only come from a volunteer blood donors. 38% of population is eligible to donate, but less than 5% actually do.
  • Donation Methods:

§  Whole Blood- eligible every 56 days (products have a shelf life of 42 days)

§  Double Reds- eligible every 112 days (products have a shelf life of 42 days)

§  Platelets- eligible every 14 days (products shelf life is 5 days)

§  Plasma- eligible every 28 days (products have shelf life 1 year)

  • Approximately 70 percent of our blood inventory is collected on a mobile blood drive in the community.
  • Rarest blood type= one we don’t have on the shelf when needed
  • 38% of population is o+, A+ 34%, 9% B+,O- 7 %, A- 6%, AB+ 3%, B- 2%, AB- 1%
  • Mission of Inova Blood Donor Services is to provide safe and adequate blood supply for patients in the diverse community we serve. We have partnered with volunteer blood donors and community organizations since 1965. Our goal is to collect 200 products a day for patients in the DMV.
By |2019-07-23T13:57:43-04:00July 23rd, 2019|Community Events|
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4th of July Pool Party Information!

The 4th of July Pool Party is from 11:00am to 4:00pm on the pool deck on Thursday, July 4, 2019.
There will be barbecue catered by The Bone in Manassas, as well as games, a DJ, and Kona Ice snow cones!  Wellington HOA Residents in good standing are admitted for free by presenting their access card (pool pass) at the gate to receive an event wristband and food ticket.  Wellington HOA Residents can also purchase up to 3 guest wristbands at $8.00 each in advance at the office with cash or check.  Guest wristbands are not available for purchase at the door. Guest wristband cost also covers one food ticket per wristband, provided at the gate. Wristbands must be purchased by July 2nd.   Pool occupancy is 350 persons and staff will keep count of patrons during the event so that we are in compliance with fire safety standards.
We will also need 10 resident volunteers for set-up crew, and 10 resident volunteers for clean-up crew.  Volunteers get to enter the pool deck early on party day, and the two cabanas on the pool deck will be reserved for volunteers.  Volunteer slots are on a first-come, first-served basis and the list fills up quickly!  Please contact Taylor Vasicek, Community Manager, by email at tvasicek@wellingtonca.org, to sign up to volunteer. Please understand that only residents on the volunteer list will be admitted on the pool deck early on the day of the event.

 

Non-resident members will be allowed into the pool at 2:00pm by presenting their facilities access cards (pool passes) at the gate to receive their wristband and food ticket.  An email will go out to the non-resident members with information.
Residents and non-residents MUST present their pool pass/facilities access card to receive their wristband.  We cannot provide wristbands to anyone who does not have their pool pass card physically with them. All wristbands (owner, guest, and non-resident) will be provided at the door. Attendees must be wearing a wristband in order to be admitted. Attendees not wearing a wristband will be asked to leave.
We hope to see you there!
By |2019-06-13T11:48:17-04:00June 13th, 2019|Community Events, Community Pool|
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