The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donors.
Severe winter weather so far in 2016 has forced the cancellation of more than 300 blood drives across 20 states, resulting in more than 9,500 uncollected donations, further depleting an already low winter supply.
In the Tennessee Valley Region, which serves Tennessee and parts of Kentucky, 39 blood drives were canceled since last Wednesday, causing 920 blood and platelet donations to go uncollected.
For more information, go to www.redcrossblood.org.
