Blood drive set next week

By Melinda L. Lucas

The final blood drive of the year is scheduled to take place in Albany next Thursday, Nov. 17.

Hendrick Regional Blood Center will park its bloodmobile at First Baptist Church at the usual time from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m.

The center depends on volunteer donors to supply 100 percent of blood used at 17 area hospitals.

Albany Kiwanis Club blood drives are scheduled roughly every eight weeks throughout the year, so the first one of 2023 is expected to take place during the second week of January.