Note: The blood drive scheduled for March 3 has been canceled due to weather.
An opportunity to give and help lives returns with the Red Cross blood donation drive.
Elmira High School, in coordination with the Red Cross, is hosting a community blood drive in the auxiliary gym from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. next Friday, March 3.
National Honor Society members are leading the effort to get donors signed up and will serve as volunteers during the event.
Donors age 16 or older also can schedule an appointment by clicking this link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=ElmiraHS.
After donating blood, contributors will be offered snacks and drinks, as well as an egift card.
For more information, contact NHS advisor Michelle Nelson at mnelson@fernridge.k12.or.us, or talk with any NHS member.
Per Oregon Health Authority guidelines for health care facilities, masks will be required.
Anyone with blood type O, B negative or A negative is eligible to maximize their blood donation and help more people via making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component.
