shortage

With so many in the Rockford area (and everywhere else) practicing "social distancing," the Rock River Valley Blood Center is in dire need of blood donors.

The American Red Cross is coming up short in the blood department, particularly "Type-O" blood, and they need your help right now.

With all the snow, ice, and rain we've been getting lately here in the Stateline, supplies of road salt are running extremely low, especially here in Rockford.

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. It's essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. And right now, it's in short supply.

I got an email yesterday from my longtime friend, Jen Bowman, P.R. and Marketing Director for the Rock River Valley Blood Center. Jen got right to the point in that email by saying: "We need blood badly!! Do you have any time for me tomorrow morning?"

I just got a note from my friend Jennifer Bowman of the Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC). Jen points out in her email that the RRVBC is running low on supplies of blood types O, B, and A (both positive and negative), due to high usage by our area hospitals.