The Peru Gazette

Peru’s Drive in Monday, March 27, 3 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center

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

PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/03/2023) – 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 March:

• Wednesday, March 1, New York State Police, Ray Brook, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, March 2, Holy Name Church Hall, Ausable Forks, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Friday, March 3, Burke Adult Center, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Monday, March 6, Champlain EMS Station, co-sponsored by K of C, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 7, PSUC Angell Center, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, March 9, Beekmantown High School, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Friday, March 10, New York State DEC Ray Brook, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Monday, March 13, Essex Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 14, Chateaugay American Legion, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, March 16, NUMED, Hopkinton, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Friday, March 17, Plattsburgh Lowes, 9 a.m. to noon
• Monday, March 20, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21, Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, noon to 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 22, Massena Village Neighborhood Center, noon to 3 p.m.
• Thursday, March 23, Saranac Lake High School, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Monday, March 27, St. Augustine Parish Center, Peru, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, March 30, Franklin County Court House, Malone, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Friday, March 31, Clinton County Government Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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/GiveBloodor call (518) 562-7406.