Local blood center has urgent need for type O blood

DAYTON — The Solvita Blood Center issued a community alert for an urgent need for type O blood, according to a spokesperson from the center.

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The urgency is due to 269 units of type O blood being used for several trauma cases in area hospitals over the weekend.

Solvita desperately needs type O negative and is in low supply of type O positive, the spokesperson said.

Solvita started the weekend with a low supply as no collections were made on the Labor Day holiday.

Make an appointment to donate at www.DonorTime.com, call (937) 461-3220, or use the Donor Time app. Walk-ins are welcome at the Solvita Donation Center, 349 S. Main St. Dayton.

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There will be many blood drives this week, and those include:

Tuesday, Sept. 12

• Greenville Rotary Club, 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Greenville Church of the Brethren, 421 Central Ave.
• Sidney-Shelby County YMCA, 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 300 E. Parkwood St., Sidney.
• St. Remy’s Hall, 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 101 Remy St., Russia.

Wednesday, Sept. 13

• CMH Regional Health System, noon to 6:30 p.m. 610 West Main St.
• Brookville, 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Golden Gate Park Leiber Center, 545 Upper Lewisburg Salem Road.
• Franklin Monroe High School, 8 a.m. to noon 8691 Oakes Road, Arcanum.
• New Testament Church of Christ, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 752 West Main St., Hagerstown.
• Preble Shawnee High School, 8 a.m. to noon 5495 Somers Gratis Road, Camden.

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Thursday, Sept. 14

• Eaton Community Church, noon to 6 p.m. 813 Camden Road.
• Hamilton, noon to 6:30 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton, 1 Riverfront Plaza.
• Logan County Discovery Center, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 1973 state Route 47, Bellefontaine.
• Pleasant View Missionary Church, 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 5231 Gettysburg-Pitsburg Road, Greenville.

Friday, Sept. 15

• Day Air Ballpark Plaza, noon to 4 p.m. 220 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton.
• United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 201 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield.
• West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance, noon to 4 p.m. 8763 Union Centre Blvd., West Chester.
• Xenia YMCA, noon to 4 p.m. 336 Progress Drive.

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Saturday, Sept. 16

• Newspring Church, 8 a.m. to noon 1150 South Main St., Springboro.
• Oakwood, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oakwood Community Center, 105 Patterson Road.
• St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 6245 Wilmington Pike, Centerville.
• Zion Lutheran Church, 8 a.m. to noon 5550 Munger Road, Dayton.

To save time while donating blood, use “DonorXPress” to complete the donor questionnaire before arriving at a blood drive. Find DonorXPress on the Donor Time App or at www.givingblood.org/donorxpress.

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