Community Blood Drive set for Feb. 7 to help avoid winter blood shortages

It might look like a winter wonderland at times, but the winter weather is no wonderland for hospital patients who depend on blood to keep them healthy and alive. The Sisseton Area School Personnel Association (SARSPA) is gearing up for a community blood drive to help prevent possible blood shortages in the coming weeks.

“In areas with harsh winter weather, cold weather and storms often keep people from donating blood,” says Rob Miller, Donor Recruitment Manager of Vitalant. “With fewer people donating blood, some parts of the country run the risk of having critical blood shortages,” Miller says. To make sure there’s a dependable blood supply locally, SARSPA has scheduled a community blood drive on Monday, Feb. 7, from 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call Jeanette at 605-742-4005. The drive will be held at City Hall. “For those who are out and about and the winter weather hasn’t dampened their routine, we invite them to stop by the blood drive to donate blood,” Miller says. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website..