The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) needs blood donors to help ensure blood availability for local patients. CBCC has added additional weekly community blood drives throughout Charlotte and the surrounding region to help increase blood donations.
“Blood and platelet inventory for our community continues to be low this summer, and donors are needed now,” said Martin Grable, president and CEO of CBCC. “We have added a series of weekly community blood drives for the remainder of August to ensure we have an adequate blood supply to meet local patient needs.”
The following CBCC community blood drives are taking place throughout the area in an effort to reach as many blood donors as possible. Presenting donors at the following blood drives will receive a free movie ticket voucher from CBCC as a thank you.
CBCC WEEKLY BLOOD DRIVE SERIES
Mondays from 4-7 p.m.: Aug. 8, Aug. 15, Aug. 22, Aug. 29
Regal 22 Cinemas at Stonecrest Shopping Center – 7824 Rea Road – Piper Glen/Ballantyne
Regal Cinemas Franklin – 3778 E. Franklin Blvd. – Gastonia
Regal Cinemas Manchester –1935 Cinema Drive – Rock Hill
AmStar 14 – 206 Norman Station Blvd. – Mooresville
Tuesdays from 1-7 p.m.: Aug. 9, Aug. 30 and from 4-7 p.m.: Aug. 16, Aug. 23
Sun Valley 14 – 6449 Old Monroe Road – Monroe/Indian Trail
Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m.: Aug. 10, Aug. 17, Aug. 24, Aug. 31
Lowe’s Home Improvement – Northcross Shopping Center, 16830 Statesville Road – Huntersville
Fridays from 4-7 p.m.: Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Aug. 26
Lowe’s Homes Improvement – 1640 Highway 160 West – Fort Mill
More community blood drives are available online at www.cbcc.us.
Adds Grable, “Concern over Zika virus and its potential impact on the blood supply along with other factors that have affected the low summer blood collections, we continue to be concerned about being able to meet patient needs.”
“The community blood supply is safe and although there is not an immediate threat of mosquito-transmitted Zika in our area, in the interest of public health and surveillance in our region, we are working to implement Zika testing,” said Grable. “It is important to reiterate that no donor is at risk for Zika virus by donating blood. Most importantly, we encourage the public to support patients now, and over the coming weeks and months, by donating blood.”
For more information about CBCC, scheduling a blood drive or making a blood donation appointment at any center or mobile drive, visit www.cbcc.us or call 704-972-4700.
About Community Blood Center of the Carolinas
The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is a non-profit community-based blood center and the primary blood supplier to 27 regional hospitals, serving 20 North Carolina and three South Carolina counties. CBCC focuses exclusively on gathering red blood cells, platelets and plasma from volunteer donors to save local lives here in the Carolinas. Every drop stays here, saving local lives. CBCC is a member of America’s Blood Centers, North America’s largest network of community-based, independent blood centers providing more than 50% of the nation’s blood supply.
For more information on hosting a blood drive or donating blood in your area, visit www.cbcc.us or call 704-972-4700.
Follow the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BloodCenter, on Instagram https://instagram.com/cbccarolinas/ and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CBCCarolinas.
