Blood drive in Dingmans Ferry is a summer lifesaver

DINGMANS FERRY — Help the Delaware Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps save lives by donating blood.
The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the ambulance building, located at 135 Park Road in Dingmans Ferry, Refreshments will be provided. In addition, all presenting donors will be eligible to win a $25 gas card, courtesy of Delaware Valley Emergency Services.
Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. To schedule an appointment visit redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
For more information about the ambulance corps, call 570-828-2345 or visit dtvac.org.
Every day, an average of 39,000 blood donations are needed for hospital patients across the United States. Patients need blood for ongoing and emergency medical treatments. Donated blood is used to meet the needs of area hospitals. Accident victims as well as patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, blood disorders and other illnesses receive life-saving transfusions every day. There is no substitute for blood and volunteer donors are the only source. Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Platelets can be given safely every two weeks, up to 24 times a year. Most healthy people age 17 and older (16 with parental consent), who weigh at least 110 pounds (depending on height), are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Blood is especially needed during the summer.