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DESCRIPTION:[Image from Freepik.]\n\nONE MORE DAY LEFT TO BE PART OF OUR BL
 OOD DRIVE.\n\nTo those who have already supported our blood drive by donat
 ing\, attending\, or talking to the public about IEEE\, thank you for show
 ing up!\n\nIt is not too late to give blood -- our blood drive at [Inova B
 lood Donor Services – Woodburn Medical Center](https://www.inovabloodsav
 es.org/donor/schedules/center/1) officially ends tomorrow.\n\nIf you&#39;re st
 ill interested in donating\, you can directly schedule for your spot here:
 \nhttps://www.inovabloodsaves.org/donor/schedules/center/1\n\nThank you fo
 r all you do! Happy Thanksgiving\, everyone!\n\nWhere: Inova Blood Donor S
 ervices - Woodburn Medical Center\nAddress: 3289 Woodburn Rd Ste 010\, Ann
 andale\, VA 22003\nWhen: 12pm on Saturday\, November 22\, through November
  26.\n\nQuestions? Please contact alice@ieee.org\n\n🩸 Preparing for you
 r appointment:\n\n-\n🥤Hydrate well! Drink plenty of water the day befor
 e and the day of your donation. Being well-hydrated makes your veins easie
 r to find and helps prevent lightheadedness.\n\n-\n🍲 Eat a good meal: H
 ave a balanced meal 2–3 hours before donating\, rich in iron (spinach\, 
 red meat\, beans\, fortified cereals).\n\n-\n🛌 Get a good night’s sle
 ep: Being well-rested supports healthy blood volume and recovery.\n\n-\n
 🪪 Bring your ID to the appointment!\n\n-\n👕 Wear short sleeves or sl
 eeves that can be rolled up easily to make donating more comfortable.\n\nD
 uring Donation:\n\n-\n🧘 Relax! Breathe normally\, and chat with staff i
 f you feel nervous.\n\n-\n⌚️ The donation itself only takes about 10 m
 inutes\; the whole process takes 45–60 minutes including screening and r
 est.\n\nAfterward:\n\n-\n🍪🧃 Rest for a few minutes and enjoy the sna
 cks and drinks provided.\n\n-\n🥤 Keep hydrating for the next 24 hours a
 nd avoid alcohol.\n\n-\n⛔️ Skip strenuous exercise or heavy lifting fo
 r the rest of the day.\n\n-\n❤️‍🩹  Leave the bandage on for a few
  hours to prevent bruising.\n\nInova Blood Donor Services - Woodburn Medic
 al Center\, 3289 Woodburn Rd\, Suite 010\, Annandale\, Virginia\, United S
 tates\, 22003
LOCATION:Inova Blood Donor Services - Woodburn Medical Center\, 3289 Woodbu
 rn Rd\, Suite 010\, Annandale\, Virginia\, United States\, 22003
ORGANIZER:alice@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:WIE + Life Members: Give Blood\, Give Life 🩸
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/511048
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 4px\;&quot;&gt;ONE MORE DAY LEFT TO BE PART OF OUR BLOOD DRIVE.&lt;/h1&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;To those 
 who have already supported our blood drive by donating\, attending\, or ta
 lking to the public about IEEE\, thank you for showing up!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;It is n
 ot too late to give blood -- our blood drive at&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #e8
 7222\; cursor: pointer\;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.inovabloodsaves.org/donor/sche
 dules/center/1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;754&quot; data-end=&quot;810&quot;&gt;Inova Blood Donor 
 Services &amp;ndash\; Woodburn Medical Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; officially ends tom
 orrow.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;If you&#39;re still interested in donating\, you can dir
 ectly schedule for your spot here:&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11.0
 pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #e87222\; cursor: pointer\;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.inov
 abloodsaves.org/donor/schedules/center/1&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; d
 ata-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.inovabloodsa
 ves.org/donor/schedules/center/1&amp;amp\;source=gmail&amp;amp\;ust=17618714803180
 00&amp;amp\;usg=AOvVaw0_ycD5O4vY-JsCaG0q912G&quot;&gt;https://www.inovabloodsaves.&lt;wbr
 &gt;org/donor/schedules/center/1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank yo
 u for all you do! Happy Thanksgiving\, everyone!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&lt;/strong&gt; Inova Blood Donor Services - Woodburn Medi
 cal Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Address:&lt;/strong&gt; 3289 Woodburn Rd Ste 010\, Annanda
 le\, VA 22003&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; 12pm on Saturday\, November 22\, t
 hrough November 26.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Questions?&lt;/em&gt; Please con
 tact &lt;a style=&quot;color: #e87222\; cursor: pointer\;&quot; href=&quot;mailto:alice@ieee
 .org&quot;&gt;alice@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h2 data-start=&quot;244&quot; data-end=&quot;273&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 /h2&gt;\n&lt;h3 data-start=&quot;244&quot; data-end=&quot;273&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;244&quot; data-en
 d=&quot;271&quot;&gt;🩸 Preparing for your appointment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul data-start
 =&quot;274&quot; data-end=&quot;902&quot;&gt;\n&lt;li data-start=&quot;274&quot; data-end=&quot;449&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;🥤&lt;stro
 ng data-start=&quot;276&quot; data-end=&quot;293&quot;&gt;Hydrate well!&lt;/strong&gt; Drink plenty of 
 water the day before and the day of your donation. Being well-hydrated mak
 es your veins easier to find and helps prevent lightheadedness.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;
 \n&lt;li data-start=&quot;450&quot; data-end=&quot;636&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;452&quot; data-end=&quot;636&quot;
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 ve a balanced meal 2&amp;ndash\;3 hours before donating\, rich in iron (spinac
 h\, red meat\, beans\, fortified cereals).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li data-start=&quot;637
 &quot; data-end=&quot;732&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;639&quot; data-end=&quot;732&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;
 639&quot; data-end=&quot;668&quot;&gt;🛌 Get a good night&amp;rsquo\;s sleep:&lt;/strong&gt; Being w
 ell-rested supports healthy blood volume and recovery.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dat
 a-start=&quot;637&quot; data-end=&quot;732&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;639&quot; data-end=&quot;732&quot;&gt;&lt;strong 
 data-start=&quot;735&quot; data-end=&quot;748&quot;&gt;🪪 Bring your ID to the appointment!&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li data-start=&quot;801&quot; data-end=&quot;902&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;803
 &quot; data-end=&quot;902&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;803&quot; data-end=&quot;865&quot;&gt;👕 Wear short s
 leeves or sleeves that can be rolled up easily&lt;/strong&gt; to make donating m
 ore comfortable.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;h3 data-start=&quot;904&quot; data-end=&quot;925&quot;&gt;&amp;n
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 aff if you feel nervous.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li data-start=&quot;996&quot; data-end=&quot;1116&quot;&gt;
 \n&lt;p data-start=&quot;998&quot; data-end=&quot;1116&quot;&gt;⌚️ The donation itself only take
 s about 10 minutes\; the whole process takes 45&amp;ndash\;60 minutes includin
 g screening and rest.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1118&quot; data-end=&quot;11
 38&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 data-start=&quot;1118&quot; data-end=&quot;1138&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=
 &quot;1118&quot; data-end=&quot;1136&quot;&gt;Afterward:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul data-start=&quot;1139&quot; dat
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 nd=&quot;1275&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;1214&quot; data-end=&quot;1232&quot;&gt;🥤 Keep hydrating&lt;/s
 trong&gt; for the next 24 hours and avoid alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li data-start
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 rong&gt;or heavy lifting &lt;/strong&gt;for the rest of the day.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li da
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 &quot;1305&quot;&gt;❤️&amp;zwj\;🩹&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt; Leave the bandage on&lt;/strong&gt; for 
 a few hours to prevent bruising.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nb
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