Donations decline during the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day when busy holiday schedules cause regular donors to be less available to give and many blood drives may be canceled due to severe winter storms. Last year, nearly 64,000 fewer blood and platelet donations were given through the Red Cross during the seven weeks from Thanksgiving through the first week of January than the average during the rest of the year.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Allegany
Almond
12/28/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Town of Almond / Almond Fire
Dept, 1 Marvin Lane
Angelica
1/15/2018: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 18 Park
Circle
Belfast
12/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Town of Belfast, 9-13 Merton
Avenue
Cuba
1/4/2018: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 17 South
Street
Fillmore
12/20/2017: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Short Tract Fire Department,
10355 County Road 15
1/8/2018: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Fillmore Central School, 104 W.
Main Street
Wellsville
12/22/2017: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., YMCA-Wellsville, 133 Bolivar
Road
12/27/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Brookside Wesleyan Church, 3456
Andover Road
1/4/2018: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Legion Post 702, 23
Jefferson Street
1/5/2018: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Wellsville Bible Church, 2896
New York 417
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Cattaraugus
Allegany
12/21/2017: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Firemans Community Center,
188 West Main Street
Conewango Valley
1/15/2018: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Conewango Fire Hall, 12447
Northeast Road
Delevan
12/27/2017: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Delevan Fire Fighters
Training Center, 1006 North Main Street
Ellicottville
1/8/2018: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Paul’s Lutheran Church, 6360
Route 242 East
Franklinville
1/12/2018: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Free Methodist Church Community
Center, 41 South Main Street
Gowanda
12/27/2017: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion Post 409, 100
Legion Drive
Great Valley
1/5/2018: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 5049 Route
219
Machias
1/2/2018: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Center, 9822 Route 16
Olean
12/27/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Olean Center Mall, 400 North
Union Street
1/8/2018: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 209 West State
Street
1/10/2018: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Hillside Wesleyan Church, 753
Prospect Avenue
1/13/2018: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
109 South Barry Street
Salamanca
1/9/2018: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salamanca High School, 50
Iroquois Drive
West Valley
1/10/2018: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30
p.m., West Valley Central School, 5359 School Street
Wyoming
Arcade
1/16/2018: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Hope Lutheran Church, 2
E. Main Street
Attica
12/20/2017: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., St. Vincent’s, Walnut
Street
Perry
12/29/2017: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church,
35 Covington Street
Warsaw
1/8/2018: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Warsaw Moose Club, 13 Frank
Street