The Peru Gazette

Blood collected by the CVPH program helps thousands of North Country residents 

PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/28/2024) – Focused on collecting blood and blood products to benefit North Country residents, the Adirondack Regional Blood Center will conduct several blood drives open to the community in April.  The Blood Center is a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH).

Here’s the April community blood drive schedule:

• Monday, Apr. 1, St. Augustine Peru Parrish Center, 3 to 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, Apr. 2, Malone Callfireman, 2 to 6 pm
• Wednesday, Apr. 3, Massena Hospital, 11 am to 4 pm
• Thursday, Apr. 4, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 pm
• Friday, Apr. 5, Burke Adult Center, 9 am to 11 am
• Monday, Apr. 8, Curtis Lumber, Plattsburgh, 8 to 11 am
• Tuesday, Apr. 9, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ray Brook, 10 am to 2 pm
• Wednesday, Apr. 10, Bloomingdale Fire Department, 3:30 to 6:30 pm
• Friday, Apr. 12, Surgical Pain of the Adirondacks, 10 am to 1 pm
• Tuesday, April 16, St. Edmunds Church Hall, Ellenburg, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Apr. 17, Alice Hyde Hospital, Malone, 11 am to 3 pm
• Thursday, Apr. 18, CV-TEC, Plattsburgh, 10 am to 3 pm
• Friday, Apr. 19, Chateaugay High School, 11 am to 4 pm
• Monday, Apr. 22, Essex County Department of Social Services, Elizabethtown, 10 am to 2 pm
• Tuesday, Apr. 23, Chateaugay American Legion, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Apr. 24, Chazy American Legion, 4 to 7 pm
• Thursday, Apr. 25, Ticonderoga Hospital, 1 to 4 pm
• Friday, Apr. 26, Ward Lumber, Jay, 11 am to 2 pm
• Monday, Apr. 29, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, Apr. 30, NCCS, 10 am to 2 pm

Blood collected at these drives and at the Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd, stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region. The Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, and walk-ins are always welcome.

Blood donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with written parental/guardian consent), in generally good health, and weigh at least 110 lbs. Prior to donating, a screening questionnaire addressing personal medical, social, and travel history must be completed. A donor card or another form of identification is also required. Donors must wait 56 days between donations.

Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call 518-562-7406.