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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The American Red Cross was forced to cancel nearly all of the blood drives that were scheduled in Middle Tennessee last week due to the winter weather.
Due to the cancellations, the agency is short hundreds of units of blood.
Since Feb. 16, when the first round of winter weather hit the Mid-State, the American Red Cross had to cancel more than 90 blood drives.
The Red Cross is encouraging all eligible donors to help.
In Clarksville you can give blood at the Two Rivers Chapter of the American Red Cross at 1760 Madison Street where a weekly blood drive is held every Monday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
For more information, visit the American Red Cross.
Greater Missionary Baptist Church, 450 Ringgold Rd., will host a blood drive and sickle cell testing March 16 from 2-7 p.m. Sign up online to schedule a time to donate at redcrossblood.com. Sponsor code: GMBC.
More upcoming blood drives:
3/11/2015: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., Grace Church of the Nazarene, 3135 Trenton Road
3/16/2015: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
3/19/2015: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Church of Christ at Trenton Crossing, 2650 Trenton Road
3/31/2015: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Memorial Health Building, Governors Lane
3/31/2015: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., West Creek Middle, 1200 West Creek Coyote Trail
Earlier story: Red Cross experiences blood shortage after winter storm.
(WKRN contributed to this report)