ERIE — A blood drive will be held from noon till 5 p.m. Monday, June 27 at St. Bernard’s Church.
Community Blood Bank of northwest Pennsylvania and western New York is the exclusive blood supplier to 19 hospitals and seven Stat MedEvac bases throughout the region. Over the past several weeks, the number of donors showing up each day has reduced, creating a struggle to meet the needs of local hospitals.
Donating blood is a free, impactful way to give back to the community — in less than one hour! Community Blood Bank also wants to provide an impactful reward to the donors.
“We don’t want to see rising gas prices prevent your summer travel plans, so all donors in June are entered to win a $1,000 Gas gift card,” announced a blood bank representative.
The Covid-19 Pandemic has prolonged a blood shortage locally, as well as across the country. Summer months are impacted by a 25% reduction in donations that are provided by local high school and college blood drives. Instead, they need to rely on donors attending community drives throughout the region.
