Hi-Line blood draws set

Press release

The American Red Cross will hold blood drives across the Hi-Line during the coming week.

There is a special need for O-negative and O-positive blood.

Donors can call 1-800-733-2767, or 1-800-REDCROSS, to schedule an appointment with donor recruiting. 

  The blood drives are:

• Monday —  Havre, St. Jude Parish Center, noon - 5:30 p.m.

• Tuesday — Chinook, Wallner Hall,   1 - 6 p.m.

• Tuesday — Northern Montana Hospital third-floor conference room, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Wednesday — Turner,   American Lutheran Church,  12:30 - 5 p.m.

• Wednesday — Harlem High School, 2 - 6 p.m.

• Thursday — Hill County Electric Hospitality Room, 1 - 6 p.m.

Each year, the president of the United States proclaims the month of March as “Red Cross Month,” to honor the lifesaving work the organization does throughout the year.

The Red Cross asks that people show support and celebrate with a friend to do the same.

The Red Cross helps save lives each day by managing nearly half of the nation's blood supply.

In the United States, every two seconds someone needs blood.

It must readily available for accident victims, people undergoing routine surgeries, people with rare blood disorders, and premature babies.

In Montana, someone needs blood every 27 minutes. Therefore, it takes the efforts of 145 blood donors every business day to help ensure that an adequate blood supply is available for patients in local or area hospitals.

Any healthy person age 18 (age 16 or 17 with signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood. Valid identification is required for all donations.

To schedule an appointment to donate blood call the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.