Red Cross Encourages Holiday Blood Donors
ENDICOTT—The American Red Cross strongly urges the public to create a new holiday tradition of donating blood or platelets. Type O negative donors and platelet donors are in especially high demand, and it makes a lifesaving gift for someone in need. Anyone who donates between December 16 and January 3 will receive a Red Cross long-sleeved shirt, while supplies last. To donate, walk in to a drive or schedule an appointment by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1 (800) 733-2767.
Upcoming local blood drives include: Franklin Fire Department, 351 Main Street, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. on December 13; St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 31 Elm Street in Cooperstown, 12:30-5:30 p.m. on December 18; Delhi Alliance Church, 16178 State Route 28, 1-5:30 p.m. on December 19; Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52 in Cooperstown, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 20; Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street in Oneonta, from 1-6 p.m. on December 20; Southside Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 21; Sidney Elks Lodge, 104 River Street, from 1-6 p.m. on December 23; Jay Gould Memorial Church Carriage House, 53837 State Highway 30 in Roxbury, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 24; Otsego County Office of Emergency Services, 140 County Highway 33W, from 12-4 p.m. on December 26; Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street in Oneonta, from 12-5 p.m. on December 27; New Lisbon Town Hall, 908 County Road 16, from 1-6 p.m. on December 30; Southside Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 31; Robinson Terrace Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, 28652 State Route 23 in Stamford, from 12:30-5 p.m. on January 3; Otego Fire Department, 5 River Street, 1-6 p.m. on January 3; American Legion Post 259, 279 Chestnut Street in Oneonta, from 2-6 p.m. on January 3.
