Newtown Square Blood Drive Set For Friday To Combat Shortage

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA – The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage, as donations have dropped drastically over the last few months, officials said. The organization has issued an emergency call-out to all eligible individuals to donate immediately, including those in the Newtown Square area.

A drive is planned from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 21 at Willistown United Methodist Church, 6051 West Chester Pike, Newtown.

To schedule an appointment to donate, use the free Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

“It’s crucial that people donate now to meet the needs of patients every day and to be prepared for emergencies that require significant volumes of donated blood,” said Alana Mauger, external communications manager for the Penn-Jersey Blood Services Region, in a statement. “Every day, blood and platelet donors
can help save lives, and right now these heroes are needed as soon as possible.”

Summer months cause even worst shortages, as many donors do not give while on vacation or participating in strenuous summer activities, organizers said.

The time around the Fourth of July is often among the worst for the Red Cross, as the holiday exacerbates existing shortages.

Many other area drives are planned in July.

See the full list below:

Delaware

Havertown

7/24/2017: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Annunciation Roman Catholic Church, 401 Brookline Blvd.

Media

7/21/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fair Acres, Building 8, 340 N. Middletown Road

7/21/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Granite Farms Estates, 1343 W. Baltimore Pike

Newtown Square

7/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Willistown United Methodist Church, 6051 West Chester Pike

Secane

7/23/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fitness 19, 831 Providence Road

Montgomery

Ambler

7/22/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., YMCA, 1325 McKean Road

7/24/2017: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 708 S. Bethlehem Pike

Bala Cynwyd

7/21/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pearson Vue, 3 Bala Plaza West

Blue Bell

7/24/2017: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Whitpain Township Building, 960 Wentz Road

Collegeville

7/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Collegeville Fire Department, 29 E. Fifth St.

7/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Eleanor's Roman Catholic Church, 647 Locust St.

7/25/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Eleanor's Roman Catholic Church, 647 Locust St.

Elkins Park

7/20/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Road

Fort Washington

7/21/2017: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Upper Dublin Township Building, 801 Loch Alsh Ave.

Glenside

7/25/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., VFW Post No. 676-North Penn, 2519 Jenkintown Road

King of Prussia

7/25/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fiserv and BPG Management Company, 455 S. Gulph Road

Lafayette Hill

7/19/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Whitemarsh Township Building, 616 Germantown Pike

Lansdale

7/22/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Grace Mennonite Church, 630 York Ave.

7/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Covenant Community Fellowship Church, 1080 Sumneytown Pike

Norristown

7/25/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Norristown State Hospital, Building 33, 1001 Sterigere St.

Souderton

7/23/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 2021 E. Township Line Road

7/25/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Calvary Church of Souderton, 820 Route 113

Tylersport

7/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Tylersport Volunteer Fire Company, 125 Ridge Road

Wynnewood

7/7/2017: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Lankenau Medical Center, 100 Lancaster Ave.

7/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave.

Chester

Pottstown

7/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Norco Fire Hall, 144 W. Schuylkill Road

Bucks

Bensalem

7/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Juniper Village at Bucks County, 3200 Bensalem Blvd.

Chalfont

7/25/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Pleasantville United Church of Christ, 3424 Limekiln Pike

Doylestown

7/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Pebble Hill Interfaith Church, 320 Edison Furlong Road

Fairless Hills

7/21/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Falls Township Municipal Complex, 188 Lincoln Highway, Suite 100

Feasterville-Trevose

7/25/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Twining Hall, 4900 Street Road

Fountainville

7/25/2017: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Franconia Mennonite Church, 613 Harleysville Pike

New Hope

7/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Eagle Fire Hall, 46 N. Sugan Road

Yardley

7/22/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Riverstone Church, 725 Oxford Valley Road

With reporting from Patch correspondents Scott Daniel and Justin Heinze

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