JC to Host Blood Drive; Severe Blood Shortage, Donors Urgently Needed

Jackson College to Host Blood Drive Next Week

(March 20, 2020 10:35 AM) Right now, eligible and healthy donors are strongly urged to make an appointment to provide lifesaving blood products to patients. Please give now.

Jackson College will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Victor Cuiss Fieldhouse.  

The American Red Cross faces a severe blood shortage due to the coronavirus outbreak prompting an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations. To help this situation, Dr. Daniel J. Phelan, Jackson College president, has decided to allow the drive in the Fieldhouse despite the current campus closure. “I am assured that the Red Cross will deploy aggressive hygienic procedures to keep the environment safe for all,” Phelan said. 

This shortage is part of a national situation. Even the U.S. Surgeon General has noted the critical need. “You can still go out and give blood. We’re worried about potential blood shortages in the future. Social distancing does not have to mean social disengagement,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams.

Healthy individuals are needed to donate now to help patients counting on lifesaving blood. Donating is a safe process with numerous precautions regularly in place. Please visit  www.redcrossblood.org to learn more or to schedule an appointment for March 25. 

Other Blood Drives Time/Locations:

Jackson American Legion

3200 Lansing Avenue
Jackson, MI 49201

03/20/2020 | 12:00 PM – 05:45 PM

redcrossblood.org

1 800 RED CROSS

MONDAY

First Presbyterian Church

743 West Michigan

Jackson, MI 49201

0.0 mi 10:00 AM – 03:45 PM