Here are some upcoming blood drives in our area:
Liberty County
Oct. 2: 3-8 p.m., First Presbyterian Christian Academy, 308 E. Court St. (Hinesville)
Oct. 5: 1-6 p.m., Liberty Regional Medical Center, 462 E.G. Miles Pkwy
Oct. 20: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fraser Park, 2002 Shaw Road (Walthourville)
Long County:
Sept. 28: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Long County DFCS, 59 N. Macon St. Ludowici
Bryan County:
Oct. 12: 2-7 p.m., Pembroke City Hall, 160 N. Main St. (Pembroke)
Tattnall County:
Oct. 15: 1-6p.m., First Baptist Church, 321 W. Barnard St. (Glennville)
Blood is needed by someone every two seconds in the United States. Volunteer donors are the only source of life-saving blood.
The need for blood is constant. The Red Cross needs about 1,200 people to donate blood each weekday to meet the needs of hospital patients in an estimated 130 hospitals and healthcare facilities across the Southern Region.
Anyone age 17 years or older, who weighs at least 110 pounds and who is generally in good health, is eligible to donate.
A person can safely donate blood every 56 days.
To schedule an appointment, donors should call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543) or visit www.redcrossblood.org
Liberty County
Oct. 2: 3-8 p.m., First Presbyterian Christian Academy, 308 E. Court St. (Hinesville)
Oct. 5: 1-6 p.m., Liberty Regional Medical Center, 462 E.G. Miles Pkwy
Oct. 20: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fraser Park, 2002 Shaw Road (Walthourville)
Long County:
Sept. 28: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Long County DFCS, 59 N. Macon St. Ludowici
Bryan County:
Oct. 12: 2-7 p.m., Pembroke City Hall, 160 N. Main St. (Pembroke)
Tattnall County:
Oct. 15: 1-6p.m., First Baptist Church, 321 W. Barnard St. (Glennville)
Blood is needed by someone every two seconds in the United States. Volunteer donors are the only source of life-saving blood.
The need for blood is constant. The Red Cross needs about 1,200 people to donate blood each weekday to meet the needs of hospital patients in an estimated 130 hospitals and healthcare facilities across the Southern Region.
Anyone age 17 years or older, who weighs at least 110 pounds and who is generally in good health, is eligible to donate.
A person can safely donate blood every 56 days.
To schedule an appointment, donors should call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543) or visit www.redcrossblood.org