PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/20/2024) – The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), offers multiple opportunities in January to donate blood and support the health and wellbeing of the North Country.

In addition to meeting the needs of CVPH patients, blood and blood products collected by the Center help patients at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including the Ticonderoga campus), Massena Memorial Hospital and Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

Donors at drives held in January will be entered into a drawing for a Starbucks gift card. Here’s the schedule:

• Thursday, Jan. 2, Champlain Centre, 1 to 5 pm
• Friday Jan. 3, Lowe’s Plattsburgh, 10 am to 2pm
• Monday, Jan. 6, Riley Ford, Chazy, 1 to 4 pm
• Tuesday, Jan. 7, Brushton-Moira American Legion, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 8 Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, 11am to 3 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 9, Dannemora Community Center, 10 am to 2 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 15, Massena Hospital, 11 am to 4 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 16, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, 1 to 4 pm
• Friday, Jan. 17, Monaghan Medical, Plattsburgh, 9 am to noon
• Monday, Jan. 20, Essex Fire Department, co-sponsored by the Masonic Lodge, 4 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, Jan. 21, Malone Fire Department, 2 to 6 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 23, Holy Name Church Hall, Ausable Forks, 4 to 7 pm
• Friday Jan. 24, Clinton County ARC held at West Side Ballroom, 9 am to 1 pm
• Monday, Jan. 27, Champlain EMS co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, 3 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, Jan. 28, New York State Department of Environmental Services headquarters, Ray Brook, 10 am to 2 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 29, Ticonderoga Methodist Church, sponsored by Sylvamo, noon to 3 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 30, Franklin Academy, Malone, 10 am to 2 pm
• Friday, Jan. 31, Franklin County Court House, Malone, 10 am to 2 pm

The Adirondack Regional Blood Center also welcomes donors to its Donor Center located at 85 Plaza Blvd. The Donor Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Walk ins are welcome.

Blood donors must be at least 16 years-old (16 and 17 year-old donors must have written parental/guardian consent), in generally good health and weigh at least 110 lbs. A screening questionnaire addressing personal medical, social and travel history is completed prior to donating and a donor card or another form of identification is also required. Donors must wait 56 days between donations.

Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call 518-562-7406.