Son and father Brad and Joe Bielema, below respectively, are regular American Red Cross blood donors. They were among the first donors at the third annual American Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in honor of the late Jennifer Banks. She was a woman who impacted all she met with her grace, intellect, kindness, integrity, and humor. The event was at Morrison Super Wash, 705 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Over 80 people had registered prior to the event. Tracy Banks-Geiger submitted the following statistics.
- Goal–65
- Collected–75
- Deferred–3
- QNS–3
- Whole Blood Collected–51
- Power Red Collected–24
- First Time Donors–17
- Type O Donors–21
- Efficiency–115.38%
- Lives Saved–225.
