FCPL to host blood drive on Thursday

Fulton County Public Library will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Thursday, March 24 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Rochester Branch

For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code fultonlib or zip code 46975.

“The Fulton County Public Library is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations,” said Andrea Stineback, Library Director. “This blood drive is our way of giving staff, colleagues, and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.”

Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red Cross.

“We urge community members to donate blood and help ensure that patients in local hospitals have a supply of blood ready and waiting before an emergency occurs. There’s no better feeling than knowing that your blood donation may give someone a second chance at life.”

Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative and A negative. According to the Red Cross, type O negative is the universal blood type that can be safely transfused to anyone, and is often used to treat trauma patients.