Red Cross seeks donors

The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage and urgently needs blood and platelet donors to give now to avoid delays in lifesaving medical care for patients. Volunteer blood drive hosts are also critically needed to prevent the shortage from worsening this winter.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities include: ■ Gravette: 8:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Gravette High School., 325 Lion Drive

■ Farmington: 10 a.m.4 p.m. Nov. 26, Farmington High School, 12327 N. Highway 170

■ Fayetteville: 1-5 p.m. Nov. 26, Life Styles Inc., 2590 W. Sycamore St.

■ Siloam Springs: 10 a.m.4 p.m. Nov. 27, John Brown University in Siloam Springs, 2000 W. University St., Walton Lifetime Health Complex, Court 2

■ Bentonville: 3-7 p.m. Nov. 29, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way; 10 a.m.2 p.m. Dec. 9, Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas, 2500 S.W. Regional Airport Blvd.

■ Springdale: 10 a.m.4 p.m. Dec. 4, Don Tyson School of Innovation, 2667 Hylton Road; 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 5, The Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave.

■ Rogers: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 11, Benchmark Group, 1805 N. Second St.

■ Tontitown: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 13, K&K Vet Supply, 675 Laura Lane

Information: redcross. org.