Get $10 Discount on Your Electric Bill

For the fourth year Paducah Power System customers have a chance to take a bite out of their summer electric bill and help a good cause at the annual “Power for Patients” blood drive September 1st and 2nd at the Cherry Civic Center.  Presenting donors will receive a one time $10 discount on their PPS electric bill.  The event runs from noon to 6pm both days.  Last year, more than 150 people participated, 20% of them donating for the first time. 

Every two seconds someone in America needs blood.   By the time you finish reading this newsletter a few hundred people will have needed blood, and this special event is a way for you to give the gift of life.  An accident victim may use several dozen pints of blood.  Two to six units may be used during a cancer treatment, and a premature baby can use one to four pints while in intensive care.  Lives are saved every day in this region because people took the time to donate blood. 

The $10 discount is available to PPS customers only.  There is a limit of one discount per household.  The blood drive is not restricted to PPS customers.  PPS encourages you to schedule an appointment to move through the donation process faster.

Go here to schedule an appointment or call Andrea Underwood at 270-575-4025.

Eligibility Requirements for Blood Donation

To give blood you must be healthy, be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated blood in the last 56 days.  “Healthy” means that you feel well and can perform normal activities.  Medical staff will examine your health history and take your temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood count prior to donation.  Your eligibility will be determined after the examination.  For a more complete listing of guidelines and how they are affected by various medical conditions go to www.givelife.org, click on “being a donor” and then “eligibility guidelines”.

Quick Blood Facts

-A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood.

-On average, a hip replacement typically uses one unit of blood, a cardiac bypass two units, a heart transplant two units, and a liver transplant ten units.

-A patient could be forced to pass up a life saving organ if compatible blood is not available to support the transplant.

-The rarest blood type is the one not on the shelf when it’s needed.

-If only one more percent of all Americans would give blood, blood shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future.