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Donate Blood In Bryn Mawr To Help Restock Low Supplies
The nor'easter storms that hit the Philadelphia area in March led to a decreased number of donations made. You can help restock supplies.
BRYN MAWR, PA – Though spring has officially arrived, the American Red Cross blood supply is still recovering from severe winter storms in March. Donors of all blood types in the Bryn Mawr area are urged to roll up a sleeve and help save lives.
Two blood drives are scheduled in Bryn Mawr. They are:
- April 11, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Harcum College, 750 Montgomery Ave.
- April 12, 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Rosemont Plaza, 1062 Lancaster Ave.
Donors can make an appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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Winter weather in parts of the country forced more than 270 blood drives to cancel, resulting in over 9,500 uncollected blood and platelet donations in the first two weeks of March alone.
In Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, more than 40 blood drives were canceled due to winter weather in March, causing close to 2,000 donations to go uncollected.
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No matter the weather, the need for blood to help cancer patients, those undergoing surgeries, trauma patients and others remains.
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