CARTERSVILLE, GA. (April 30, 2019) — It was a terrific celebration today at Shaw Plant 15! Blood Assurance recognized the plant as the #1 Manufacturing Facility in collections for 2018 for the entire Blood Assurance region, with 452 units collected. Blood Assurance and Shaw Plant 15 went on to also recognize the over 130 Shaw Plant 15 donors who had reached milestones of 1 gallon – 8 gallons. Shaw Plant 15 top milestone donors are Debra Cargal with 8 gallons and Mark Honeycutt with 7 gallons, see pictures attached.
“The partnership between Shaw Industries Inc. and Blood Assurance is having a huge local impact. This group of Shaw associates is doing incredible life-saving work in the Cartersville and Bartow County, and it was with great pride we celebrated today the achievements of Shaw Plant 15,” said Mandy Perry, Blood Assurance community liaison.
Deanna Mathis, Shaw Industries director of community outreach and corporate giving, said, “We recognize the importance of creating a better future in the communities where we operate, and want to congratulate Plant 15 for being the number one manufacturing facility for collections in all of the entire 5-state territory of Blood Assurance for 2018. We’re grateful to work with an organization like Blood Assurance that provides a safe and adequate supply of blood to patients in need.”
About
Blood Assurance
Blood Assurance is a nonprofit, full-service regional blood center
serving 51 counties and more than 76 health care facilities in Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, including Bartow county’s
Cartersville Medical Center. The mission of Blood Assurance is to provide a
safe and adequate supply of blood and blood components to every area patient in
need.