Libraries in Deltona & New Smyrna Beach holding blood drives

Photo for Headline Surfer / The Big Red Bus, as shown above, will be available for blood donations:  11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the parking lot of the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., and  again 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 21, in the parking lot of the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

DELAND, Fla. -- Roll up your sleeve and donate whole blood or blood components during OneBlood’s upcoming blood drives either today in Deltona or Friday in New Smyrna Beach.

The Big Red Bus will be available for blood donations:  11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the parking lot of the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., and  again 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 21, in the parking lot of the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are strongly encouraged. Appointments can be made by visiting www.oneblood.org and clicking on “where to donate.”

OneBlood is a not-for-profit organization responsible for providing blood to 213 hospital partners and their patients in most of central and south Florida and the panhandle.

OneBlood is a not-for-profit organization responsible for providing blood to 213 hospital partners and their patients in most of central and south Florida and the panhandle.
 

For more information, call the Deltona Regional Library at 386-789-7207, option 1, then 4; or the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library at 386-424-2910, option 4.