Blood donors needed for summer months
Summer is here, and now, more than ever, Florida’s Blood Centers needs your help. While families go on vacation, snowbirds head up north and high school, college and university students take the summer off, blood donations drop significantly.
Blood donations help save the lives of trauma patients, premature babies, cancer patients and people needing surgery. The patient in need of a life-saving blood transfusion could be a neighbor, a family member or even yourself. Most donations will impact those patients within a few days. If you have ever donated blood or thought about it, now is the time to be a local hero and save lives in your community.
The public is encouraged to call 1-888-9DONATE for center locations to make a donation. Check out eligibility questions at
Donors can be as young as 16 and should weigh at least 102 pounds. There is no upper age limit.