Blood center holds drive for victims in Israel

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Shepeard Blood Center hosted an event collecting blood for victims of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The blood collected is not going to Israel immediately, but it will be stored in case any need arises.

If the need doesn’t rise, the blood will stay here and be distributed around the CSRA.

“Our blood here at Shepeard always stays in our area, and the blood in the U.S. always stays in the U.S., but this is one of those rare exceptions that doesn’t happen often. We’re very hopeful that there won’t be a need, but there very well could be a need,” said Benjamin Prijatl, CEO of Shepeard Blood Center.

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