During the winter holiday season, the blood supply often suffers tremendously. With donors on vacation and preoccupied with other holiday-related activities, collections typically decline between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
When this collection shortfall is paired with the increased demand also common during this season of travel, a potentially dangerous situation can develop as demand for blood becomes greater than the supply.
This winter, the American Red Cross is encouraging blood and platelet donors to challenge their family, friends and colleagues by saying, “I Give Blood. Will You?” With more Red Cross advocates spreading the word in our area, we stand a greater chance of being able to meet the needs in our community this holiday season.
Please give blood at one of the following sites.
– Dec. 20, 10 a.m.ń2:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 11020 N.C. Hwy. 801, Mt. Ulla. Call Micki Karriker at 704-278-4485.
– Dec. 23, 1:30-6 p.m., Wal-Mart, 323 Arlington St. Call Jan Harwood at 704-639-9718.
– Dec. 23, 2-6:30 p.m. East Rowan YMCA (Saleeby-Fisher), 790 Crescent Road, Rockwell. Call David Freeze or Kathy Rummage at 704-279-1742.
– Dec. 31, 12:30-5 p.m., Brian Center, 635 Statesville Blvd. Call Ann Marie Morgan at 704-314-4432.
– Jan. 2, 1:30-6 p.m. Rowan County Masonic Lodges. Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Marrow typing available. Call Steve Schenk at 704-798-4791.
– Jan. 2, 1-5:30 p.m., Salisbury Mall, 1935 Jake Alexander Blvd. West. Call Frankie Atkins at 704-637-7467.
– Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m.ń3 p.m., Piedmont Correctional Institute, 1245 Camp Road. Call Earl Short at 704-639-7540.
– Jan. 9, 3:30-8 p.m., Unity United Methodist, 8505 Unity Church Road, Kannapolis. Call Patty Greene at 704-857-3174.
– Jan. 11, 1-6:30 p.m., Rockwell Rural VFD, 310 Link St., Rockwell. Call Cindy Jones at 704-279-4926.
– Jan. 12, 1-5:30 p.m. American Red Cross, 1930 Jake Alexander Blvd. West. Call Sherry Smith at 704-633-3854, ext 105.
– Jan. 12, 2:30-7 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 205 St. Paul’s Church Road. Call the church office at 704-633-0922.
– Jan. 13, 11 a.m.ń3:30 p.m., Rowan Regional Medical Center, 612 Mocksville Ave. Call Todd Shumaker at 704-210-5013.
– Jan. 15, 3-7:30 p.m. Cleveland Community Blood Drive. Cleveland Lions Den, Cemetery Street, Cleveland. Call Linda Gregory at 704-633-8984 or Elaine Hewitt at 704-278-0661.
– Jan. 18, 12:30-5 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 108 W. Rice St., Landis. Call Lesa Ellis at 704-857-7884.
– Jan. 18, 1:30-6 p.m. Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church, 750 Mt. Moriah Church Road, China Grove. Call Mike Kotish at 704-857-3543.
– Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m.ń 3 p.m. Livingstone College, 701 West Monroe St. Call Dr. Walter Ellis at 704-216-6218.
– Jan. 23, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. RHA Health Services, 211 Roseman Lane, Cleveland. Call Lisa Jones at 704-278-9681.
– Jan. 23, 2-6:30 p.m., Granite Quarry Elementary School, 118 S. Walnut St., Granite Quarry. Call Patty Helms at 704-279-2154, ext. 1001.
– Jan. 25, 1-5:30 p.m., Millbridge Ruritan, 340 Sloan Road. Call Dave Kern at 704-637-9011.
– Jan. 26, 1:30-6 p.m., China Grove Community Blood Drive. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 326 N. Main St., China Grove. Call Sherry Smith at 704-633-3854, ext 105.
– Jan. 30, 1:30-6 p.m. Wal-Mart, 323 South Arlington St.
Call Jan Harwood at 704-639-9718.
Blood drive information subject to change. Please call the Red Cross office at 704-633-3854 for updated information.