BLOOD DRIVE IS SET AT JACKSON

The American Red Cross and the Jackson Outreach Service of Southeast Missouri Hospital will hold a special needs blood drive Thursday from 2-6 p.m. at the outreach office, 2106 Highway 61 East.

Coordinators hope to draw donors of types O-negative and O-positive blood, but all donations are welcome.

The American Red Cross said that donations are especially needed in the summer months because donations go down as the temperature rises.

Even though the need for blood for area hospital patients remains high, most blood drives do not collect as many donations because of employee vacations. In addition, some locations such as high schools do not hold blood drives during the summer.

For more information, call Sharon Priest at 243-5349.