Red Cross puts out urgent appeal for local blood donors after supplies plummet in June
Aug 24, 2026 at 05:38 am
ROCHESTER - The Red Cross is reporting that blood supplies dropped 25 percent in June spurring an urgent appeal for blood donors to step forward to answer the call.
The demand for late summer donations is due in large part because school and college blood drives stop during summer break.
Another factor is that frequent donors travel for vacations, and holiday weekends like Labor Day increase trauma accidents while reducing donations.In addition medical officials cite that with summer more peop...
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