SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) —
The Community Blood Bank needs your help.
Continued heavy usage throughout the community combined with limitations placed on the number of donations allowed per hour due to the COVID crisis, has Community Blood Bank calling for donors with A and O blood types.
Ken Versteeg, Executive Director, Community Blood Bank, says this is the fourth straight week that the area is fighting critically low blood supplies.
Here’s how and where you can donate:
Please schedule an appointment for one of our blood drives or in the donor room at Sanford USD Medical Center or Avera McKennan Hospital and University Medical Center.
Wednesday, November 4: Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, (102 S. Plum St.), Vermillion, SD from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLICK THE LINK TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/VermillionCommunityBloodDrive
Thursday, November 5: Canton United Methodist, (621 East 4th St.), Canton, SD from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLICK THE LINK TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/CantonCommunityBloodDrive
Thursday, November 5: Worthington Fire Department, (830 2nd Ave.), Worthington, MN from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLICK THE LINK TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/WorthingtonCommunityBloodDrive
Friday, November 6: First National Bank of Brandon, (101 S. Splitrock Blvd), Brandon, SD from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CLICK THE LINK TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/FirstNationalBankBrandon
Friday, November 6: Sanford Clinic, (49th St. & Oxbow), Sioux Falls, SD from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CLICK THE LINK TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/SanfordClinic49thStreet
Avera McKennan Donor Room (Avera McKennan Plaza 2, 1301 S. Cliff Ave., 3rd floor, donor parking by valet area) Sioux Falls, SD: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PLEASE CALL 605-322-7111 OR CLICK ON THE LINK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT: http://cbblifeblood.org/donate/donation-locations/ (SPECIAL NOTE: Schedule your donation in the donor room Tuesday – Friday and receive a McDonald’s Arch Card for a free breakfast)
Sanford USD Medical Center Donor Room (1305 W. 18th St. / Main Hospital Locken Lobby, Donors are to use valet parking), Sioux Falls, SD: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PLEASE CALL 605-333-6444 OR CLICK ON THE LINK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT: http://cbblifeblood.org/donate/donation-locations/ (SPECIAL NOTE: Schedule your donation in the donor room Tuesday – Friday and receive a McDonald’s Arch Card for a free breakfast)
Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with a signed parent consent form found at www.cbblifeblood.org) weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good general health. Donors exhibiting cold or flu symptoms are unable to donate. A valid identification is required at the time of registration. It is recommended that a person eat and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating blood. With policies associated in addressing COVID-19, only donors with appointments will be accepted. To schedule your appointment donors can log onto www.cbblifeblood.org .
