LifeShare Blood Center to visit area

LifeShare Blood Centers, which serve a population base of more than 2.9 million people in the south central United States, calls upon its East Texas communities to join one of the upcoming blood drives.
On Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Mobile Blood Donation Center (MBDC) will be at Stanco in Atlanta, and then will travel to Bowie-Cass Electric where they will be set up from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
On Dec. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the MBDC will park at Guard-Line and will make an appearance at Wal-Mart the same day from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Call 903-794-3173 or visit www.lifeshare.org to schedule a blood donation appointment at any of these locations.
Donations from O-negative and B-negative types are particularly needed, but healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate blood to help save lives.
Every two seconds, someone needs a blood, and cancer patients require frequent blood transfusion because aggressive treatment often destroys healthy blood cells along with diseased ones. Often red blood cell transfusions are needed to fight anemia and platelet transfusions are needed to control bleeding.
Give blood “The Gift of Life” to those fighting for their life. LifeShare thanks every individual blood donor and the organizations sponsoring blood drives throughout the year.
LifeShare Blood Centers regularly supplies blood components to 117 medical facilities throughout Louisiana, East Texas and southern Arkansas. 
LifeShare, founded in Shreveport circa. 1942, is a non-profit community service provider governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.
LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is accredited by the AABB.