Red Cross seeking summer blood donors

American Red Cross information

The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to help ensure blood is available for patients in need by giving blood in May before the busy summer season kicks in.

Blood and platelet donations often decrease when regular donors are vacationing and school is out of session, but the need for blood is constant. Donors are needed in the weeks leading up to summer to help alleviate this seasonal decline.

Donors of all blood types — especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative — are needed to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring. Those who come to donate blood between May 23 and May 25 will receive a limited edition Red Cross-branded RuMe® tote bag, while supplies last.

To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood donor app, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800.RED CROSS (800.733.2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities

Van Wert County

Friday, May 22, from 1-6 p.m., at the Van Wert Health Center, 140 Fox Road in Van Wert.