Recent inclement weather across the country has hampered blood drive efforts, and demands for blood and plasma and blood donations continues to be greater than supply. There are several local opportunities to give blood in Vance and Granville counties through February.
The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply.
Book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or call 1-800-RED CROSS. People of all blood types – especially type O blood donors, the most needed blood group by hospitals – and platelet donors are needed daily to ensure blood products are available for hospitals at a moment’s notice.
As February continues, so does the potential for additional weather systems to disrupt blood drives and the ability to provide critical blood products to hospitals. While thousands of donors have answered the call to donate in recent weeks to combat a significant drop in the blood supply, more donors are needed now to ensure the blood supply remains ready for those in need of lifesaving medical procedures.
As a way to say thanks for helping, all who come to give in February will get a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Heart.
Upcoming blood drives:
Vance
Henderson
2/20/2024: 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Vance Granville Community College, 200 Community College Road
2/20/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Kerr Lake Country Club, 600 Hedrick Road
Granville
Butner
2/29/2024: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Butner Town Hall, 415 Central Avenue
Creedmoor
2/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Creedmoor Community Center, 116 Douglas Drive
Oxford
2/23/2024: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Oxford United Methodist Church, 105 W McClanahan St
2/28/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Thornton Branch, 210 Main Street