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and prolonged blood shortages continue nationally and locally making it
hard for hospitals to have adequate inventories. Industry officials attribute
the shortages to the ongoing pandemic and historical declines of donor
participation. According to Laura Rosen, spokesperson for NCH Community
Blood Center, “Local donors are our only hope to ensure our hospitals have
adequate inventories. Communities like Naples Lakes are critical to our
success. We applaud the efforts of our local donors and the Naples Lakes
Community for their sustained support. We simply couldn’t save lives without
them.” All blood products collected by NCH Community Blood Center remain
in the community to supply area hospitals.
View Photo Galleries Naples Lakes Country Club has been hosting blood drives since 2003, and generally conducts three blood drives each season with an average of 70 pints of collected blood each year. During their most recent drives in November 2021 and January 2022, the NCH Community Blood Center collected 39 units of blood from the residents, saving 117 lives. This season the community plans to host four blood drives. The community's HOA Manager, Barb Anderson, has been personally donating since 1992, giving at various locations, including Naples Lakes. She has donated over 7.5 gallons. Barb was instrumental in coordinating the Naples Lakes Country Club Blood Drives for 13 years with Dali Capullo, HOA Assistant, for the last three years. As another example of Naples Lakes' philanthropic strength, their recent 2nd Annual NLCC/Home Base SWFL Golf Tournament raised approximately $40,000, to benefit Home Base SWFL, a facility dedicated to healing invisible wounds for veterans and their families. Naples Lakes' Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course was the last course renovation reviewed by Arnold Palmer before his passing. The community's $4.1million Cabana Cafe is scheduled for completion in April. About
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Note to Media. Should you desire to interview a blood donor at the event, the blood bank has a specific procedure when media is involved, each donor must sign a consent stating that they agree to be interviewed. For questions, contact Laura Rosen at laura.rosen@nchmd.org or phone 239-624-4124/cell 239-734-0740. Additional
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