Blood shortage continues

Each person who signs up to help quell the region’s blood shortage can help those in need, including surgery and cancer patients, accident victims and new mothers and babies.

Information on how to donate blood or schedule a drive is at nybc.org. Upcoming drives include:

• NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, at 80-02 41 Ave.;

• Jackson Heights Community Blood Drive, noon to 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, at 35-51 81 St. in Elmhurst;

• St. Margaret’s Parish, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 66-05 79 Place in Middle Village;

• Queens Place mall, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29, in the former Outback Steakhouse at 88-01 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst;

• The Shops at Atlas Park, 1 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 8000 Cooper Ave. in Glendale; and

• Chitwan Society of America, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 75-15 Woodside Ave. in Woodside.