The American Red Cross chapter serving the Roanoke Valley is getting a new vehicle to transport blood throughout the community, thanks to an inspiration by a construction company official.
You ve heard us talk a lot lately about the New Year, New Life blood drive with the American Red Cross - and that s because it s such an important event. We team up with the Red Cross every January to host some sort of donorama because the beginning of the year is a good time to remind you how great the need is for blood donations. There was certainly a need for blood last year at this time, and we had a really successful blood drive - then the next thing you know, 2020 showed its true colors and everything changed. It should probably go without saying (but I ll say it anyway) that the need for blood is greater now than any other year in recent memory, and that s why this particular blood drive is so important. The need is also great for something we probably never heard of before 2020, and that is Convalescent Plasma..