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Adk. Regional Blood Center Conducts Community Drives

CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across our region 

PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/25/2022) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month and asks all eligible donors to consider donating.

The following is the community blood drive schedule for November:

  • Tuesday, November 1, Essex County Department of Social Services, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, November 2, Massena Neighborhood Center, Noon to 3 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 3, Salmon River High School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Friday, November 4, Lowes, Plattsburgh, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Monday, November 7, Champlain EMS Station, 3 to 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 8, Elizabethtown Fire Department, sponsored by American Legion Post #551, 3 to 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 10, St. Lawrence County Human Services Center, Noon to 3 p.m.
  • Monday, November 14, Essex Fire Department, co-sponsor Masonic Lodge, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 15, Malone Fire Department, 2 to 6 p.m.
  • Friday, November 18, Plattsburgh City Police Community Center, Margaret Street, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Monday, November 21, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 22, CVPH Lab Conference Room, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Wednesday, November 23, Curtis Lumber Plattsburgh, 8 to 11 a.m.
  • Monday, November 28, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 29, Brushton-Moira American Legion Post #939, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, November 30, Chazy American Legion, Post #769, 4 to 7 p.m.

Safety measures such as screening donors for COVID-19 and masking remain in place at all community drives and at the Center located at 85 Plaza Blvd.  The Adirondack Regional Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome.

Blood collected by the Adirondack Regional Blood Center stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region. Its success rests on the generosity of donors and sponsors.

A donor card or another form of identification is required to give. Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call (518) 562-7406.