January is National Blood Donor Month.
A blood drive will be held from 1-7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Georges Road Baptist Church, 440 Church Lane, North Brunswick. All donors will receive a pair of festive socks. Visit https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code and use sponsor code 70165; or call 800-933-2566.
Another blood drive is scheduled for 1-7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Spotswood VFW, 33 Daniel Road, Spotswood.
Donors without appointments will be accommodated as space allows.
Eat and drink before. Bring photo ID. Donors under 16 or over 76 need a doctor’s note.
Donors must wear a mask.
Donors must be 14 days symptom-free if recovered from COVID-19, and may not donate if they have had a positive diagnostic test or experienced symptoms 14 days prior. They also may not donate if they are currently on self quarantine restrictions.
New Jersey Blood Services is a division of New York Blood Center.
For more information, call 1-800-933-BLOOD.