Over the past three weeks, the Blood Center has been forced to cancel dozens of blood drives (68, and counting) leading to a loss of more than 2200 donations due to record cold tempatures, snow, and ice. If you are able to safely travel to donate blood this week, please do. To find a donation location near you, call (800) 747-5401, visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org, or use the Blood Center’s IMPACT mobile app.
With another winter storm on the way to portions of our service region, we will continue to provide information on the impact of winter weather at www.bloodcenter.org/weather.
When Isla was born in 2011, it was discovered that she had a rare congenital heart defect. Throughout her treatment, she was kept alive with the help of blood donations.Thanks to donors like you, the blood she needed was ready and available.Her family now regularly hosts blood drives, as their way of paying it forward.