Consider giving blood during holiday season

DES MOINES, Iowa – Festive parties, family gatherings and shopping for loved ones are part of most holiday traditions.

Consider giving blood as part of your holiday season this year. The winter weather and hustle and bustle of the season often keeps people away from LifeServe Blood Center’s Donor Centers and mobile blood drives.

But the warmth a lifesaving donation can bring is worth experiencing as part of the holidays.

The following blood drives are coming up in the area: - Fordyce Community Blood Drive, 3:30-6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 211 W. Second St., Fordyce - Hartington Community Blood Drive, 12:30-6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 14, 206 E. Main St., Hartington - Randolph Community Blood Drive, 1-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 26, Randolph City Auditorium Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter. org or call 1-800-287-4903.

LifeServe Blood Center is a non-profit, community-based blood center that has served the needs of local hospitals and patients in the region since 1947.

As one of the 15 largest blood centers in the country, LifeServe provides blood products to 161 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

LifeServe is committed to saving lives by providing service to volunteer blood donors and access to a safe, quality blood supply for hospitals and patients.

Your donation with LifeServe may help save your neighbor, a friend or family member or even a stranger.