Give the Gift of Life at Lourdes' Blood Drives

Although 60 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood, only five percent does so, according to the American Red Cross. That five percent must meet 100 percent of the need for blood in our country.

Donations are especially needed during the summer months. You can give the gift of life by donating blood at one of these Lourdes Health System locations:

Monday, July 11

LourdesCare at Cherry Hill

1 Brace Road

Cherry Hill, NJ

2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 19

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center - Auditorium

1600 Haddon Avenue

Camden, NJ

7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 19

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County - Cafeteria

218 Sunset Road

Willingboro, NJ

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Donors from all three locations are eligible to win a pair of Philadelphia Phillies tickets for an upcoming game in August. One donor will be selected from each location to receive a pair of free tickets.

To make an appointment to donate at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden or LourdesCare at Cherry Hill, call Tina Ermert Bortner at 609-326-6041. To make an appointment to donate at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro, call Peggy Cossette-Bauer at 609-835-5813. If unable to schedule an appointment, walk-ins are welcomed. For further information on blood donation, visit the American Red Cross website at http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation.