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The Blood Connection appeals for donations amid winter storms

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With winter weather just hitting our area and even more expected in the coming days, that means for emergency crews and folks working at the hospitals, it’s all hands-on deck.

As hospitals prepare to weather another storm, The Blood Connection has made an urgent all call for people to donate blood. They said with the holidays and weather, donations have been low heading into another storm.

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“Right now, we have 2 to 3 days of inventory, but we really need to be 5 to 7 days of inventory,” said Elliott Kelley with The Blood Connection

If you would like to get involved with any upcoming blood drives, you can find one close by you here.

Coming up on 10 News, hear from folks with The Blood Connection, and doctors from a local hospital on how they are preparing for round two of winter weather.


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