South Shore YMCA To Host Blood Drive For The Mighty Quinn

QUINCY, MA — The South Shore YMCA, in partnership with Children's Hospital Boston and the Quincy Police Department, will host a blood drive for The Mighty Quinn on Thursday, April 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Quincy YMCA parking lot on Coddington Street.

The blood drive is being held for by Quinn Waters, a 5-year-old Weymouth boy who has been battling a form of brain cancer known as Medulloblastoma for most of his life. He has gone through many rounds of chemotherapy, a stem cell transplant, and months of hospitalization.

Earlier this year, Quinn's cancer returned, and he is currently in need of blood and platelets for transfusions that take place nearly every other day. The goal of the blood drive is to help make up for the shortage due to COVID-19.

Although spaces for the event are currently full, click here for more opportunities to donate blood.

More information about The Mighty Quinn can be found here.