Nutley Blood Drive Will Honor Anne Rotonda

NUTLEY, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Nutley Township. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site here.

On Saturday, May 5, Community Blood Services of New Jersey will be in town to conduct a Nutley Community Blood Drive in honor of resident Anne Rotonda. The drive will be held at the Nutley Parks and Rec Building - 44 Park Avenue, Room 300 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donors must be between the ages of 16 and 76, weigh over 110 pounds and be in general good health. Walk-ins are welcome.

New Jersey on a whole is experiencing critically low donation numbers; ranking lowest in the entire country in donations. There is an urgent need for Type O Negative, O Positive and B Negative blood types, but all types are welcome and needed.

• Every 2.5 seconds someone needs blood, a friend, a family member or maybe even you.
• Less than 5% of the population donates blood, yet 80% of the population needs blood.
• Nearly 4 million Americans would die each year without life-saving blood transfusions.
• An estimated 109,500 Americans will be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma this year.

For more information, call the Department of Public Affairs at 973-284-4976. If you would like to schedule an appointment, click on the following link: Community Blood Services

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