The “Five Towns of Rockland Blood Drive Challenge” kicked off yesterday in Spring Valley with the Town of Ramapo leading off the friendly competition designed to increase the dwindling local blood supply and register more people to be regular donors. Rockland’s State Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District says now was the perfect time for the blood drive, as the summer tends to be the hardest hit months and the time of year when blood is desperately needed…
Stephanie Dunn-Ashley is the CEO of the Metro New York North Chapter of the American Red Cross, and she said she’s hoping to collect 100 units of whole blood during the friendly competition…
Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht said with all the donations from each of the five Rockland towns, everyone in the county is a winner…
Today’s blood drive is being held at Orangetown town hall in the town of Orangetown from 9am to 3pm. Stony Point goes tomorrow at the Senior Center, Clarkstown goes Friday at town hall, and Haverstraw’s donation day is Saturday at their town hall. If you saw the Tappan Zee Bridge lit up in red last night, that was because the Thruway Authority did that to help spread awareness of this life-saving initiative. For more information, click here.