New College will host a Suncoast Community Blood Center blood drive on Wednesday, May 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Sudakoff Conference Center. Online donor registration is now open: https://donor.suncoastblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/37885
Please see the additional information below from Suncoast Community Blood Center:
If the donor knows their blood type and they are Neg type (A-, B-, or O-) or O+, please consider scheduling a 2RBC Double as we are critically low in these blood types. It’s only 10 extra minutes compared to a standard donation. You get all your plasma and electrolytes back and have the potential to SAVE 6 LIVES.
If the donor is AB- or AB+, please consider scheduling a platelet appointment. AB- and AB+ donors are universal donors for platelets, meaning any patient can receive their platelets.
When scheduling the appointment, please look at the tabs and click on the correct one.
FUN FACT: Only 3% of the population donates blood, and that 3% makes up 100% of the Blood Supply.
The majority of donations support cancer treatment in Sarasota County.