(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Vitalant)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) This April, the nonprofit Vitalant is asking the community to give blood during National Volunteer Month to help maintain a steady and safe supply for local patients and hospitals for those that need it. Someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion every two seconds, and you can help people like Parker, a local five-year-old. He was diagnosed with Stage IV nephroblastoma at three years old. That is a rare kidney cancer that can spread to the lungs, liver, and brain.  Parker underwent surgery, radiation, and 10 months of chemotherapy as part of his treatment, and he relied on multiple blood and platelet transfusions throughout his care. Donations are essential for those that are experiencing cancer, trauma injuries, routine surgeries, and more. Most people are eligible so they can donate blood. You can learn more and make an appointment to give at vitalant.org by clicking here, download and use the Vitalant blood donor app by clicking here, or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825). According to a release in Darlington yesterday from Vitalant, here are some upcoming Beaver County blood drives this month to donate blood to those that need it:

Aliquippa 

Tuesday, April 14th

B F Jones Library 

663 Franklin Ave. 

1 P.M. – 5 P.M.

  

Darlington 

Monday, April 20th

Darlington Township Building – Banquet Room 

3590 Darlington Road 

2 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.