Red Cross Urges Blood Donations at Monthly Donation Site

Blood donations do tend to decline during the summer months as people become busy with travel and vacations.

Faith groups throughout the Bay Area have been teaming with the American Red Cross to help maintain the community blood supply during the summer months.

The American Red Cross reported a looming shortage of the most needed blood types and are calling on donors with O negative, B negative and A negative blood to donate. Those types of donations are often needed by cancer patients, surgical patients and bone marrow recipients.

He once gave platelets for a burns patient in Queensland after his blood was found to be an exact match.

However, the Red Cross still needs more than 2,200 pints of blood to reach its July goal. Donors can also visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information.

8/12/2015: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church – Surfside, 711 16th Ave.

8/13/2015: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Anderson Brothers Bank Conway, 2651 Church St.

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 50 N. 100E, LaGrange.

Milestone donors were recognised during National Blood Donor Week this week and in WA a ceremony was held at UWA’s Winthrop Hall.

8/20/2015: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Logansport Mall, 3900 E. Market St.in Logansport.

8/16/2015: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 710 Main St.

Noon-6 p.m. August. 31, LaGrange First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Spring St., LaGrange.

8/28/2015: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Grace College Gordon Rec Center, 100 Publishers Dr.in Winona Lake.

8/14/2015: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., North Myrtle Beach Aquatics and Fitness Center, 1100 2nd Ave. People 19 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds meet the basic eligibility; however, 17- and 18-year-olds may also be eligible if they meet certain height and weight requirements.