20 Blood Drives On LI This Week To Honor 9/11 Victims

LONG ISLAND, NY - This week the New York Blood Center (NYBC) will be hosting over 100 blood drives across New York, including 20 on Long Island, to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks 18 years ago.

The blood collected from the drives will help NYBC prepare for potential emergencies as well as ensure that local hospitals and patients have access to the blood they need.

"When tragedy struck our city eighteen years ago, New Yorkers rallied around each other and stepped up to help those in need. This September, we are calling on New Yorkers to continue giving back by helping to shore up the region’s blood supply," Andrea Cefarelli, Senior Executive Director of Donor Recruitment for New York Blood Center said. "It is the blood that is already on the shelves that saves lives, so we are urging everyone who can to donate blood to ensure that every patient and hospital has access to the life-saving blood they need."

For those who want to donate blood, especially donors with O negative (which is considered "universal") and B negative (which is very rare) blood types, can do so at one of 13 locations in Suffolk or seven in Nassau this week.

Check out the full list of blood drives across Long Island below:

• EAST ISLIP - Sept. 9 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post 18 on 141 Carleton Avenue
• LINDENHURST - Sept. 9 from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. hosted by Eagle Scout Michael Ratel at Lindenhurst High School on 300 Charles Street
• HUNTINGTON - Sept. 9 from 6:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Huntington Hospital on 270 Park Avenue
• RIVERHEAD - Sept. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Suffolk County Commissioner of Jurors on 225 Griffing Avenue
• HUNTINGTON - Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the YMCA on 60 Main Street
• OYSTER BAY - Sept. 10 from 2:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on 60 E Main Street
• GREENVALE - Sept. 10 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center on 300 Forest Drive
• MIDDLE ISLAND - Sept. 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Birchwood at Spring Lake on 500 Birchwood Park Drive
• RIVERHEAD - Sept. 10 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Riverhead Fire Department on 540 Roanoke Avenue
• STONY BROOK - Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Stony Brook University on 100 Nicolls Road
• GARDEN CITY - Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Nassau Community College on 1 Education Drive
• ROCKY POINT - Sept. 12 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on 683 NY-25A
• SEAFORD - Sept. 12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on 110 Merritts Road
• BETHPAGE - Sept. 13 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Kravet Inc. on 225 Central Avenue S
• OCEANSIDE - Sept. 13 from 7:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m at National Grid on 4005 Daly Boulevard
• SAYVILLE - Sept. 13 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sayville Fire Department on 107 N Main Street
• LINDENHURST - Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on 210 S Wellwood Avenue
• BOHEMIA - Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on 1140 Locust Avenue
• NESCONSET - Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the office of Legislator Leslie Kennedy on 725 Veterans Memorial Highway
• SEAFORD - Sept. 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Maria Regina Church on 3945 Jerusalem Avenue

For more information on where to donate or how to set up your own drive, visit www.nybloodcenter.org/blood or call 1-800-933-2566.