FILE IMAGE – People giving blood. – SEPT. 2, 2023 – The Blood Connection is putting out an urgent call for blood donors to donate blood as soon as they can, specifically those with O negative or O positive blood types. Due to impacts of Hurricane Idalia, with mobile drives being canceled and two blood donation centers being temporarily closed, TBC and its hospital partners are in critical need of blood donations across the Carolinas and Georgia. (Photo credit: WLOS staff)