914th Airmen give blood

Tech Sgt. Amy Dowdall, 914th Force Support Squadron, donates blood to Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS), September 7, 2014, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. Dowdall's donation will save up to three lives in the Western N.Y. area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Sawyer)

Blood drive for UNYTS held on base

Published Sept. 8, 2014
By 914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. -- A blood drive to support Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS) was held here, September 7-8, 2014. UNYTS used a mobile donation site located outside of the Community Activity Center during the September Unit Training Assembly.

Some of the blood donated will be taken directly to Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo to support young patients. Base personnel volunteered to give blood which will be used throughout the region. UNYTS operates as a non-profit serving the eight counties of Western New York and works to assist donor families, coordinate the donation process and increase knowledge and awareness within the community regarding transplantation.

For more information and future donation sites visit: www.unyts.org .