Blood from eastern Iowa donors may already be helping survivors to recover from the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Amanda Hess, spokeswoman for ImpactLife in Davenport, says they’re part of a national coalition of blood centers that routinely share supplies wherever they’re needed.
Authorities in New Orleans say a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a Bourbon Street crowd, killing 15 people and injuring at least 35. The suspect was killed in a gunbattle with police. Hess is urging Iowans to come forward and donate blood to replenish supplies as this is one of the center’s most difficult times of the year.
She says all blood types are needed.
ImpactLife is headquartered in Davenport with offices in Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City, Muscatine and Ottumwa.
Donors can give today at the ImpactLife blood drive in Earlville. Monday’s blood drive runs from 3 to 6 pm at the lower level of Earlville United Parish. Schedule your appointment online at www.bloodcenter.org or contact Dawn Smeins at 563-923-3225.
story contribution courtesy of Radio Iowa
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