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Donate Blood In Phoenixville To Restock Low Supplies
The nor'easters that hit the region in March led to a decreased number of donations. You can help restock supplies.
PHOENIXVILLE, 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 local area are urged to roll up a sleeve and help save lives.
In Phoenixville, a drive will be held on the following date and location
- 4/5/2018: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., University of Valley Forge, Capeci Hall, 40 Pine Crest St.
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.
Find out what's happening in Phoenixvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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