CRESTVIEW — The American Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to help ensure blood is available for patients during its annual summer awareness campaign, sponsored by Suburban Propane.
Crestview’s donation event is 2:30-7:30 p.m. June 3 at North Okaloosa Medical Center, 151 Redstone Ave. SE.
Those who give blood or platelets between May 27 and 31 will receive a Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.
The Red Cross relies on volunteer donors for the 14,000 blood donations needed every day to support patients at about 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide, a media release stated.
However, during June, July and August, about two fewer donors schedule an appointment to give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what patients need.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Red Cross sets Crestview blood donor event