Plattsburgh, NY – When a patient in the North Country needs an emergency blood transfusion, their lifeline often begins with a neighbor’s donation to the Adirondack Blood Donor Center, a program of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

Patients at the Plattsburgh hospital, its northern New York health system partners, Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone and Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including Ticonderoga) along with the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake benefit from the generous donations collected and processed by this team of health care professionals. Community drives sponsored by local community groups, businesses and organizations are the backbone of the Donor Center’s success, according to Laboratory Manager Shannon Nutbrown.

The October schedule is as follows:

• Wed., Oct. 1, Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main St., Long Lake, 2 to 5 pm
• Fri., Oct. 3, Medisca, 626 Tom Miller Rd., 1 to 4 pm
• Mon., Oct. 6, Adirondack Medical Center, Redfield Room, 2233 Rt. 86, Saranac Lake, noon to 4 pm
• Tues. Oct. 7, Keene Fire Department, 10858 Rt. 9N, Keene, 3 to 6 pm
• Wed., Oct. 8, North Country Community College, 75 Williams St., Malone, 10 am-2pm
• Thurs., Oct. 9, Mooers Fire Department, 2508 Rt. 11, Mooers, 3:30 to 7 pm
• Fri. Oct 10, West Side Ballroom, sponsored by Clinton County ARC, 231 New York Rd., 9 am to 1 pm
• Tues., Oct. 14, Taylor Rental, 550 State Rt. 3, 10 am to 2 pm
• Wed., Oct. 15, Monaghan Medical, 153 Industrial Blvd., 9 am to noon
• Thurs., Oct.16, Holy Name Church, 10 Church Lane, Ausable Forks, 4 to 7 pm
• Fri. Oct. 17, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Headquarters, 1115 Rt., 86, Ray Brook,10 am to 2 pm
• Mon., Oct. 20, Essex Fire Department, co-sponsored by the Masonic Lodge, 2659 Station St., Essex, 4 to 7 pm
• Tues., Oct. 21, PSUC Angell Center, Rugar St., 11 am to 3:30 pm
• Wed., Oct. 22, Bloomingdale Fire Department, 1640 Rt. 3, Bloomingdale, 3:30 to 6:30 pm
• Thurs., Oct. 23, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Ticonderoga, 101 Adirondack Dr., 1 to 4 pm
• Fri., Oct. 24, Northern Adirondack Central School, 5586 Rt. 11, Ellenburg Depot, 10 am to 2 pm
• Mon., Oct. 27, Champlain EMS Station, co-sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 1150 Rt. 11, Champlain, 3 to 7 pm
• Wed., Oct. 29, American Legion Post 769 Chazy, 9509 Rt 9, Chazy, 4 to 7 pm
• Fri., Oct. 31, Burke Adult Center, 1040 E Main St., Burke, 9 to 11 am

The Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd., welcomes walk ins and is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.

Blood donors must be at least 16 years-old (16- and 17-year-old donors must have written parental/guardian consent), in general 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 valid identification is also required. Donors must wait 56 days between donations.

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