17 Chances to Donate Blood in April

Donating blood is a simple way to make a profound difference in the lives of other people.

Nearly 2.8 million generous people donated blood through the Red Cross last year. The Red Cross salutes these volunteer blood donors who helped fulfill its lifesaving mission and invites others to roll up a sleeve and join them

Bill Parr has been donating blood for more than 30 years. “I think it’s one of the most rewarding things you can do, knowing that such a simple act can have such a positive impact on another human being in a time of need,” he said.

Volunteer donors are the only source of blood products for those in need of transfusions. Donors of all blood types are needed this spring.

Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800- RED CROSS (1-800- 733-2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities:

Orange County:

• Newburgh: 4/8: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 186 Fullerton Avenue
• Newburgh: 4/24: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Parish, 1 Owens Road
• Warwick: 4/21: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., St Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 70 Little York Road

Rockland County:

• Stony Point: 4/28: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Rose Memorial Library, 79 East Main Street

Westchester County:

• Armonk: 4/20: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Byram Hills High School, 12 Tripp Lane
• Briarcliff Manor: 4/25: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., AGERA ENERGY, 555 Pleasantville Road
• Cortlandt Manor: 4/19: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Fieldhome, 2300 Catherine Street
• Mount Kisco: 4/27: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street
• Mount Kisco: 4/28: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Diplomat Towers, 200 Diplomat Drive
• Mount Vernon: 4/21: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Thornton High School, 121 South 6th Avenue
• New Rochelle: 4/10: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., New Rochelle Public Library, One Library Plaza, Lawton Street
• New Rochelle: 4/18: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Iona College, 715 North Avenue
• Peekskill: 4/8: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Society Hill II, 2 Campus Road
• Pleasantville: 4/12: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Pace University Kessel Campus Center, 861 Bedford Road
• Scarsdale: 4/6: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion Hall, 40 Bell Road
• White Plains: 4/21: 11:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., White Plains Presbyterian Church, 39 North Broadway
• Yorktown Heights: 4/15: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Jefferson Valley Mall, 650 Lee Boulevard