Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. until 7 p.m., the Montclair Branch NAACP Health Committee will work with the Mayor’s Health Initiative, the NJ Sickle Cell Association and the Montclair Women’s Club to respond to the urgent call to replenish New Jersey’s blood supply. The event will be held at Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair, NJ.
Blood donors can make an appointment at www.nybc.org/njdrive. Use group code 71133 or text (917) 699-9073. For more information, please contact NAACP Health Committee Chair Rosita Dotson at 973-462-3530 or Anita Clark at 973-744-3701.
According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds healthcare providers across the country rely on critical blood supplies to help save lives. Nearly 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma are needed daily. Blood donations are used to meet the needs of car accident victims, a sickle cell patient in crisis, a person in the ICU, or patients with leukemia and other cancers.
NAACP President Roger S. Terry Sr. said that “although we are certainly not out of the woods yet, the COVID-19 crisis is an important signal to all of us about how precious a life is” and to support Local blood collections are an example of how we can give back to the community to replenish vital blood reserves.