PARSIPPANY — Community Blood Services invites its volunteer donors to make a life-giving blood, platelet or plasma donation on Monday, October 12 and get a “thank you” restaurant gift card.
Any blood, platelet or plasma donor who donates that day at the Paramus, Parsippany or Montvale donor centers will receive a gift card redeemable at a number of popular restaurant chains, including Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Longhorn Steakhouse.
Donors can call (201) 251-3703 for hours and locations and to schedule an appointment. Whole blood donors can also walk in but an appointment is needed to donate platelets. You can also schedule online by clicking here.
O negative donors are especially needed because this blood type is in most demand by local hospitals. As the universal blood type, it can be transfused to any patient in need regardless of their own blood type. Platelets are also urgently needed to treat patients diagnosed with cancer or other blood disorders.
Whole blood donors must be healthy, 17-75 years old (16 years old with parental consent) and weigh at least 110 pounds.
Community Blood Service is a not-for-profit organization that provides blood and blood products to more than 20 hospitals in New Jersey and New York, including Atlantic Health System Hospitals, HackensackUMC, St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in Paterson/Wayne and The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
Community Blood Services is located at 1259 Route 46 East and can be reached by calling (973) 676-4700.
