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The demand for blood is rising quickly. As the population of Canada grows and ages, there has been an increase in surgeries and treatments that require blood transfusions. 

While our donor base has grown in the past year, it is not growing at a pace that is keeping up with the rising patient need. Today more patients need blood products than we have seen over the past decade. Donors are needed now to ensure hospitals remain stocked with life-essentials for patients over the long weekend and throughout the summer. 

Hospitals have the blood they need today, but that could change if appointments aren’t filled. Patients are counting on people making the time to donate, to ensure a steady supply of blood and blood products. 

The community in Brockville is asked to support the upcoming blood donation collection event on Monday September 2nd at the Brockville Memorial Centre. 

There are 114 open appointments available which need to be filled. You can be part of the solution. If you’ve never donated before, there is no better time to start. Recent changes to donation criteria mean that many people who weren’t able to donate in the past, might be able to now. 

Thousands more may now be eligible to donate in Canada (blood.ca) If you are an existing donor, you can double your impact and help grow the community by inviting a new donor to join you when you make your appointment this summer. Book an appointment now on blood.ca, use the GiveBlood app or call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).