CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Winter weather can impact blood donation levels, making Monday’s semiannual Red Cross Broadcaster for Blood drive even more important, organization leaders said.
“In December, we had two relatively small snow events that created about a reduction of 600 units collected because of dozens of blood drives that were canceled during [those] snow events,” Red Cross Central Virginia Chapter Executive Director Bill Brent told Cville Right Now.
As a result, Brent said it’s important for people to come out and donate this Monday, whether they’ve given regularly for years for never given at all. The event runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel…