Blood Drive Set May 18

The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to help ensure blood is available for patients in need by giving blood in May before the busy summer season kicks in.

Blood and platelet donations often decrease when regular donors are vacationing and school is out of session, but the need for blood is constant. Donors are needed in the weeks leading up to summer to help alleviate this seasonal decline.

Donors of all blood types —especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative—are needed to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring.

There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive in Monticello on Monday, May 18, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Monticello Baptist Church, 334 West Greene St. Everyone is encouraged to give the gift of life.

To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).