The American Red Cross is concerned about the drop in blood donations. If you can help by signing up at a local blood drive, you can help provide a life-saving donation that is desperately needed.
The Red Cross has collected about 50,000 fewer blood donations than needed over the last two months. Donors are asked to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to avoid a looming blood shortage.
Just to entice prospective donors to make an appointment during July, the Red Cross is teaming up with Warner Bros. Discovery for the 35th anniversary of Shark Week and the theatrical release of Meg 2: The Trench.
- July 12-Aug 12: Those who come to give will be automatically entered for a chance to win a three-night New York getaway for two with a private shark dive adventure at Long Island Aquarium. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Shark.
- July 17-31: Presenting donors will receive an officially licensed Shark Week T-shirt, while supplies last. Donors will also be automatically entered for a chance to win a three-night New York getaway for two with a private shark dive adventure at Long Island Aquarium. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Shark.
There are several blood drives coming up in Granville County:
Creedmoor
7/21/2023: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Creedmoor Community Center, 116 Douglas Dr.
7/28/2023: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Creedmoor United Methodist Church, 214 Park Ave.
Oxford
7/19/2023: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Public Works Building, 127 Penn Ave.
To schedule an appointment to donate, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1.800.733.2767).
