American Red Cross accepting blood donations

The American Red Cross will hold a series of blood drives over the next couple of weeks.

Those will be from:

▪ noon-6 p.m. Thursday March 31, Carteret Street United Methodist Church, 408 Carteret Street, Beaufort

▪ 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 6, Bluffton Self Help, 59 Sheridan Park Circle, Bluffton

▪ noon-5 p.m. April 7, Christ Lutheran Church, 829 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island

All blood types are needed, especially those with types AB, O, B negative and A negative.

To make an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 12:39 PM with the headline "American Red Cross accepting blood donations."