Local WSIU
(2009-11-20)
NASHVILLE, TN
(wsiu) -
According to the American Red Cross only about 37-percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood. Of those only three percent actually donate.Southern Illinois schools have been holding area blood drives helping to ensure the Red Cross maintains an adequate blood supply.
Red Cross communications coordinator Joette Phillips says blood donations start to decrease from Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve.
Phillips says it's still important to donate blood even though the holidays' are here.
A blood drive is scheduled for Monday from 12:30 pm to 4 pm at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro.
Anyone interested in making a donation call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
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