Jefferson Valley Mall To Host Holiday-Related Blood Drives

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY — The New York Blood Center and the Jefferson Valley Mall will host four holiday themed blood drives from now through March.

The blood drives will celebrate National Blood Donor Month, Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day and St. Patrick’s Day.

As a partner of the blood center for more than 20 years, the Jefferson Valley Mall started sponsoring monthly blood drives in the second half of 2021, which contributed 40 to 50 blood donations per month.

The mall sponsored 22 blood drives in 2022, which contributed almost 1,000 blood donations for the year. One unit of blood can save up to three lives.

Winter months are always a difficult time for the blood supply, with school breaks, family vacations and inclement weather all contributing to making blood donations less of a priority.

Recent years have brought chronic blood shortages nationwide.

The upcoming drives at the Jefferson Valley Mall are:

• National Blood Donor Month, Monday, Jan. 30
• Valentine’s Day, Monday Feb. 13
• Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 20
• St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 16

All times are noon to 6 p.m.

To make an appointment at one of these blood drive, donors can call 1-800-933-2566 or visit this link. If you can’t donate blood, you can still support the New York Blood Center’s mission by texting ‘NYBC’ to ‘20222’ to give $25.

Donating blood is safe and only takes one hour. Information on donor eligibility and COVID-19 precautions is available here.