PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/05/2024) – A single unit of blood can help up to three North Country residents, according to Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center Supervisor Shannon Nutbrown who encourages all eligible donors to attend a December drive and contribute to the community’s health and wellbeing.

The Donor Center is a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). In addition to supporting the needs of CVPH patients, it supplies blood and blood products to 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. “We rely on our dedicated sponsors and loyal donors to supply these facilities with life saving blood and blood produce,” Nutbrown said.

The following is the December community drive schedule:

• Friday, Dec.6, Malone Centenary Church, Malone, 12pm to 3 pm
• Monday, Dec. 9, Adirondack Medical Center Redfield Room, 12pm to 4 pm
• Friday, Dec. 13, Burke Adult Center, 9 to 11 am
• Tuesday, Dec. 17, St. Edmunds Church, Ellenburg, 4 to 7 pm

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• Wednesday, Dec. 18, Bloomingdale Fire Department, 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
• Thursday, Dec. 19, Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 4 to 8 pm
• Friday, Dec. 20, Clinton County Government Center, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Monday, Dec. 23, St. Augustine Parish Center, Peru, 3 to 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, Dec. 24, CVPH Auditoriums, 9 am to 12 pm
• Monday, Dec. 30, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, Dec. 31, CVPH Auditoriums, 9 am to 12pm

• 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 17 years-old (16 years-old with 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.