Red Cross Blood Drive In Gloucester Township Set For June 8

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the Gloucester Township Police Department/Senior Center next month.

The drive will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 8, police announced. The police department/senior center is located at 1261 Chews Landing Road.

The American Red Cross said its blood supply is critically low and blood and platelet donors of all types are needed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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“You might not realize how important certain letters are until they're gone. A, B and O are our main blood groups and when not enough people donate blood, hospital shelves may be empty when a critical patient arrives,” the Red Cross said in a statement. “A few missing letters may not seem like a big deal, but for a hospital patient who needs type A, B or O blood, these letters mean life.”

Appointments are preferred. To make an appointment, call 1-800-REDCROSS or sign up at www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: gloucester township police.

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