Hackettstown Police Want Your Blood​—​For Donation

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - The Hackettstown-Mansfield PBA Local 369 will be hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 30.

The drive is scheduled to take place at the Miller Street Firehouse, 101 Miller Street.

Blood products have a short shelf life – from five to 42 days, so constant replenishment is necessary, officials said. Each day there are patients who depend on the transfusion of red blood cells, platelets and plasma to stay alive.

Blood and blood products can’t be manufactured, they can only come from volunteer blood donors who take an hour to attend a blood drive or visit a donor center.

To schedule an appointment for the blood drive on Jan. 30 go to donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/285950 or call 1-800-933-2566.

Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is encouraged.

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