Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 18-20—RUTLAND—The Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive is coming soon — and they need your help! Blood supplies typically fall to critically low levels around the holidays, and all blood types are needed.
The Gift-of-Life blood drive has taken place every year since 2003, and in 2013 set the national one-day blood drive record of 2,350 pints!
Unfortunately, thus far in this year’s drive numbers are not nearly as large as hoped for, with the opening day in Castleton collecting only 128 pints, short of the 150 pint goal.
The remaining days to donate are:
Dec. 18 from 12-5 p.m. at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
Dec. 19 from 9 a.m- 3 p.m. at RRMC.
Dec. 20 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the U.S. Army Reserve on Post Road in Rutland Town.
Donors are especially needed Dec. 20, when the goal is 300 pints and as of Tuesday, Dec. 17, only 139 appointments had been made.
Make an appointment by calling 800-RED-CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org. More information is available on Facebook.
