Give blood with the Red Cross during Trauma Awareness Month

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During Trauma Awareness Month in May, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood and help ensure a sufficient supply for patient emergencies. Dennis Weidner knows how critical blood products are in trauma situations. In 1996, part of his left leg was amputated following a farming accident. “Through the surgeries, I received 13 units of blood,” he said. Weidner now gives blood as often as he can. Donors of all blood types are needed this May. Every day, the Red Cross must collect at least 14,000 blood donations to meet the needs of trauma patients and others with serious medical conditions. Schedule your appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors can then also visit redcrossblood.org/cedarfair to enter to win one of two grand prize packages for four to Knott’s Berry Farm in California or Cedar Point in Ohio. Opportunities to donate in the area in the upcoming weeks include: Noon to 5 p.m. May 18 at the Lake City Community Hospital, 258 N. Ron McNair Blvd. in Lake City; 1-6 p.m. May 18 at General Electric, 3001 Radio Drive in Florence; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 at Carolinas Hospital System, 805 Pamplico Highway in Florence; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24 at the F.E. DuBose Center, 3351 Sumter Highway in Manning; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 25 at HopeHealth Inc., 360 N. Irby St. in Florence; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glenn Ham All State Agency, 2527 S. Cashua Drive in Florence. Donations may also be made at various times at the American Red Cross Florence Blood Donation Center, 1555-B W. Palmetto St. in Florence, including from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; 2-7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The center is closed Sunday, Monday and Thursday of each week.