LifeServe Blood Center is urging eligible blood donors to start the new year right with a gift of blood. Blood cannot be manufactured in a lab and there is no substitute for it. In order to ensure blood will be available for local hospital patients in their critical time of need, LifeServe relies on generous donors to roll up their sleeves.
The standard blood donation process only takes an hour start to finish, with the actual blood collection procedure only lasting about ten minutes. One donation can save the lives of up to three local hospital patients.
LifeServe will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 14, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson.
Persons who want to schedule a blood donation appointment can do so online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.
