Health & Fitness

Blood Drive In Gloucester Township Set For April 1

The blood drive will take place at the Gloucester Township Community Center on April 1.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Gloucester Township Police Department will host its annual blood drive next week. It will take place on Monday, April 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gloucester Township Community Center.

The Gloucester Township Community Center is located at 1261 Chews Landing Road, between the municipal building and Veterans Park.

“Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer,” police said in a statement announcing the event. “In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.”

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Anyone who would like to donate can sign up online at http://www.redcrossblood.org/ and use Sponsor Code: gloucester township police.

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