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American Red Cross seeks blood donations after storm

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In New Jersey, about 520 units of blood were not collected because of Tuesday's storm

The American Red Cross is seeking blood donations after Tuesday's storm forced it to cancel more than 100 blood drives along the East Coast.

It says the cancellations resulted in a shortfall of nearly 4,500 blood and platelet donations.

Across New Jersey, nine blood drives were canceled and four donor centers were closed, meaning that 520 units of blood could not be collected, said Alana Mauger, a spokeswoman for the Penn-Jersey region.

The Red Cross is urging eligible donors to give blood as soon as they are able.

"The need for blood does not get a snow day," Mauger said. "For those in storm-affected areas, please come out to donate when travel is safe. For those in unaffected areas, please help restock the blood shelves."

Here are some upcoming blood drives:

HUNTERDON

March 20, 2 to 7 p.m., Hunterdon Central Regional H.S., 84 Route 31, Flemington

MERCER

Tuesdays, 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays through Sundays, 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., Central New Jersey Donor Center, 707 Alexander Rd., Princeton

March 23, 2:30 to 7:30 p.m., Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 2220 Pennington Rd., Ewing

MIDDLESEX

March 25, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., St. Stephen's Mar Thoma Church, 423 Dunhams Corner Rd., East Brunswick

March 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., VFW Post 133, 485 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick

MONMOUTH

March 23, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., American Red Cross, 1540 W. Park Ave., Tinton Falls

OCEAN

March 22, 2 to 7 p.m., Atlantic Heights, 900 Barnegat Blvd., Barnegat

March 22, 2:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lacey H.S., 73 Haines St., Forked River

March 24, 2 to 7 p.m., Faith Community United Methodist Church, 526 Route 9, Bayville

March 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Vitamin Shoppe, 237 Stafford Park Blvd., Manahawkin

March 30, 2 to 7 p.m., Silverton Fire Co., 15 Kettle Creek Rd., Toms River

March 31, 1 to 6 p.m., Moose Lodge, 120 Route 72, Manahawkin

UNION

March 20, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Frank J Cicarell Academy, 40 Morrell St., Elizabeth

March 20, 2 to 7 p.m., American Red Cross, 695 Springfield Ave., Summit

March 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cedarbrook K-8 Center, 1049 Central Ave., Plainfield

March 31, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Plainfield H.S., 950 Park Ave., Plainfield

For more information, visit redcrossblood.org.

Cristina Rojas may be reached at crojas@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @CristinaRojasTT. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

 

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