Donors needed for Jan. 17 Blood Drive at Saratoga Casino Hotel
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. » Saratoga Casino Hotel is teaming up with the American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive on Monday, Jan. 17.
Members of the local community are urged to join dozens of Saratoga Casino Hotel team members to give blood from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday inside the hotel ballroom.
The need for blood remains crucial for patients relying on lifesaving transfusions. The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage and donors of all blood types — especially type O — are urged to make an appointment to give now.
Donors can schedule an appointment to give blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org and entering sponsor code SARATOGACASINO, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
“The response to our blood drives have always been fantastic,” said Alex Tucker, general manager at Saratoga Casino Hotel, in a press release. “This semi-annual tradition has been embraced by our local community and our team members. We’re proud to continue to partner with the Red Cross to help them serve those in need.”
Right now, the Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each day to meet current demand as hospitals respond to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, organ transplants and elective surgeries. To thank donors who help refuel the blood supply, anyone who donates during the month of January will be entered to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.