USS Nokomis saved a lot of lives, again!

Blood Drive Ribbon

Congratulations to all for the great blood drive on July 2nd. Thanks to Jane's many hours of recruiting, we went in to the convention with a virtually full schedule. Con-goers stopped in to the rooms all weekend asking for appointments, which gave us a big backup list.

The result? Thanks to Roxanne and Jane and their wrangling of donors and appointments, and thanks to the fabulous crew on the bloodmobile, we collected 45 units of live-saving blood! Our goal was 30 units - can you believe it!!? All donors received the coolest ribbon at the con - Blood Donor - and they also got a holiday-weekend gift of a lunch cooler from the American Red Cross. Since each unit can touch up to 3 lives, that's up to 135 hospital patients touched by us - the USS Nokomis!

Thanks to Jane, Roxanne and all who donated blood at our 28th blood drive. Way to go!

Mary

USS Nokomis CONvergence Blood Drive – Sign Up Now!

Our next blood drive is Saturday, July 2nd from 10am to 4pm. It takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton during CONvergence. You can sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org using the keyword "CONvergence". There are many appointment times available as of this writing. Make sure to tell your friends at the con to make a life-saving donation, too.

Mary

MarsCon Blood Drive Saves Lives

On March 5th, members of the USS Nokomis hosted our 11th annual MarsCon blood drive. Thanks to many hours spent by Jane before the weekend on phone recruitment, we went in to the day with nearly 20 appointments. On Saturday, Jane and Roxanne spent the afternoon greeting donors in the hotel lobby, while Pam and Mary roamed the convention recruiting additional donors. In the end, we collected 26 units of blood, which can save up to 78 lives. A bunch of those donors were our own generous club members, and they are the real heroes! Great job to everyone, and congratulations on a great, life-saving day!

Mary

Leonard Nimoy Memorial Blood Drive at MarsCon

As fans throughout the world struggle with ways to honor and remember Leonard, we have found a great opportunity to do both. We offered our services to the MarsCon convention committee, and they have accepted.

On Saturday, March 7th, the 10th annual USS Nokomis blood drive at MarsCon will be dedicated to Leonard Nimoy's memory. We have extended the hours to 10:30 am to 4:30 pm to accommodate more blood donors and added additional signup slots. If the day goes smoothly, we may be able to collect up to 50 units of life-saving blood. That's a potential of 150 lives we can touch in honor of our favorite Vulcan.

We also have another duty that day. We will be accepting donations from convention attendees for the COPD Foundation, one of the charities designated by the Nimoy family. As Leonard died of end-stage COPD and the Foundation's mission is to educate, prevent and treat COPD, the convention committee and our board members believe that it is a perfect choice.

If you are not planning to attend MarsCon, please consider dropping by to donate blood or bring your COPD Foundation donations to the March meeting.

Mary

MarsCon 2015 Blood Drive

Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation.

The USS Nokomis sponsors a blood drive at each large science fiction convention in conjunction with the American Red Cross.

Once the drive is scheduled, to register for the drive click here.