The Peru Gazette

Peru Collections on June 10  

PLATTSBURGH, NY (5/31/2024) – The blood and blood products donated this month at the Adirondack Regional Blood Center’s community drives will help hundreds of North Country residents.  The Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), relies on generous donors to meet the constant need for blood in our region. 

In June, there will be numerous opportunities to give and the Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd. is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.  Walk ins are always welcome.

Here is the community drive schedule for this month:

• Monday, June 3, Adirondack Medical Center, Redfield Room, Saranac Lake, noon to 4 pm
• Tuesday, June 4, Offices of the Town of Long Lake, 2 to 5 pm
• Wednesday, June 5, Bloomingdale Fire Department, 3:30 to 6:30 pm
• Friday, June 7, Plattsburgh City Police Community Center, Margaret Street, 10 am to 2 pm
• Monday, June 10, St. Augustine Parish Center, Peru, 3 to 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, June 11, Liberty Utilities, Massena, 11 am to 2 pm
• Wednesday, June 12, Keene Fire Department, 3 to 6 pm
• Thursday, June 13, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters, Ray Brook, 10 am to 2 pm
• Friday, June 14, Lake Side Coffee, Rouses Point, 8 am to noon
• Tuesday, June 18, St. Edmunds Church Hall, Ellenburg Depot, 4 to 7 pm
• Wednesday, June 19, Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, 11 am to 3 pm
• Thursday, June 20, Altona Fire Department, 4:30 to 8:30 pm
• Friday, June 21, BHSN Inc., Route 22B, Morrisonville, 1 to 4 pm
• Monday, June 24, Riley Ford, Chazy, 1 to 4 pm
• Tuesday, June 25, Chateaugay American Legion, 4 to 7 pm
• Thursday, June 27, Morrisonville Ambulance Service, Banker Road, 4 to 7 pm
• Friday, June 28, Massena Elks Club, 11 am to 2 pm

Blood collected at these drives and at the Donor Center is used by patients in hospitals across the North Country, including Alice Hyde Medical Center, Elizabethtown Community Hospital (including the Ticonderoga campus), and CVPH. In addition to meeting 100% of these facilities’ needs, the Adirondack Regional Blood Center provides blood and blood products to Massena Memorial Hospital and Adirondack Medical Center.

Blood donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with written parental/guardian consent), in generally good health, and weigh at least 110 lbs. Prior to donating, a screening questionnaire addressing personal medical, social, and travel history must be completed, and a donor card or another form of identification is also required. Donors must wait 56 days between donations.

Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call 518-562-7406.