Blood Donations Urgently Needed During the Holidays

As the national blood shortage continues, the holiday season is one of the hardest times of the year for The Blood Connection.

Hospitals will always need blood, and the holidays are no exception.  Historically, the number of blood donations over holidays goes down but the demand for blood stays high.

And as part of your holiday charitable giving this year, the American Red Cross and the Blood Connection are asking you to consider giving the gift of life by donating blood, plasma, or blood platelets.

The Blood Connection bloodmobile will be at a number of locations in area this week hoping to collect enough blood and platelets to help hospital and cancer patients this holiday season.

One donation can help up to three people.

As always, all blood types are needed but especially O Negative, as that is the universal blood type and can be given to any person regardless of their blood type.

In our area this week, Blood Connection bloodmobiles will be at the Walmart in Toccoa Tuesday/tomorrow from 2p to 7p.

On Thursday, they will be at the Hart Co 911 office on Reed Creek Highway from 10a to 2p.

Then on Friday, December 23, the bloodmobile will be at the Hartwell Walmart from 11a to 7p.

And on Monday, December 26, you can stop by the Chick-Fil-A in Lavonia where the bloodmobile will be located from 2p to 7p.