The Peru Gazette

Patients in North Country hospitals benefit from donations collected at drives

Plattsburgh, NY – Adirondack Blood Center has partnered with numerous community sponsors to offer the community 18 opportunities to give blood in January.Blood collected at community drives and at the Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd., benefits patients at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including Ticonderoga) and the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. The Donor Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.

The schedule of community blood drives in January is as follows:

• Friday, Jan. 2, Lowe’s, 39 Centre Drive, 10 am to 2 pm
• Monday, Jan. 5, Willsboro Fire Department, 1 Point Rd., Willsboro, 3 to 6 pm
• Tuesday, Jan. 6, Riley Ford, 7189 Route 9, 1 to 4 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 8, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 1 to 4 pm
• Friday, Jan. 9, Monaghan Medical, 153 Industrial Blvd., 9 am to noon
• Monday, Jan. 12, St. Augustine Parish Hall, 3036 Main St., Peru, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 3 to 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, Jan. 13, Brushton-Moira American Legion, 26 Sayles Rd., Moria, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 14, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Headquarters, 1115 Route 86, Ray Brook, 10 am to 2 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 15, Mooers Fire Department, 2508 Route 11, Mooers, 3:30 to 7 pm
• Monday, Jan. 19, West Chazy Fire Department, 7656 Route 22, West Chazy, 4 to 7 pm
• Tuesday, Jan. 20, St. Edmonds Church Hall, 5526 Route 11, Ellenburg Depot, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 21, Alice Hyde Medical Center, 133 Park St., Malone, 11 am to 3 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 22, Beekmantown Fire Department, 6973 Route 22, West Chazy, 4 to 7 pm
• Friday, Jan. 23, Burke Adult Center 1040 East Main St., Burke, 9 to 11am
• Monday, Jan. 26, Adirondack Medical Center, Redfield Room, 2233 Route 86, Saranac Lake, noon to 4 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 28, Franklin Academy, 54 State St., Malone, 10 am to 2 pm
• Thursday, Jan. 29, Miner Institute, 586 Ridge Rd., Chazy, 1 to 4 pm
• Friday, Jan. 30, Clinton County Government Center, First Floor Meeting Room, 137 Margaret St., 8:30 am to12:30 pm

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

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