SC blood donation centers looking to help other states hit by winter weather
VIDEO: Need for blood donations to help other parts of the country By Lillian Donahue | February 21, 2021 at 6:37 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 7:50 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Multiple blood donation organizations are calling on South Carolinians to not only help replenish the state’s supply, but also support other areas of the country crippled by winter weather this week.
Severe winter storms have closed dozens of American Red Cross blood drives across the country.
“More than 30 states have had to cancel blood drives because of lack of power, because of the issues with the roads and it not being safe to travel,” South Carolina Red Cross spokesperson Ben Williamson said. “That has equated to 21,000 units of blood that have gone uncollected.”
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