Amador County – This week’s Mother Lode Community Blood Drive will try to foil recent drives canceled by weekend snow. Sutter Amador Hospital and BloodSource are sponsoring the upcoming Mother Lode Community Blood Drive Thursday, March 29 in Jackson.

SAH said between March 18-31 all participants who register at a BloodSource blood drive will automatically be entered into a weekly drawing for a $250 gas card. The drawing includes the March 29 community blood drive in Jackson.

SAH’s Jody Boetzer said BloodSource had to cancel several blood drives over the weekend due to the snow, and asked people to pass the word about this upcoming drive to encourage participation.

BloodSource’s Stephanie Kresse said the drive aims to meet the community’s need for blood. BloodSource provides blood to Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson.

All walk-ins are welcome. Blood donations are used to treat burn victims, transplant patients, people who must undergo surgery, those injured in accidents, patients with leukemia and others.

To give blood, you must be in generally good health, free from cold symptoms for at least 48 hours; at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent); and weigh at least 110 pounds. There is no upper age limit for donating blood.

Prospective donors must bring a photo ID. The blood drive is 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Jackson Civic Center, 33 Broadway in Jackson. For more info call BloodSource at 1-800-995-4420, extension 60039.

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