Red Cross schedules blood drives in Lexington County

The American Red Cross urges people not to wait to make a lifesaving impact this fall by scheduling a blood or platelet donation appointment in September. The blood supply remains vulnerable after recovering from critically low levels during a summer blood shortage, and now is the time for donors of all blood types to help patients who count on blood products for care.

Visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or use the Red Cross Blood Donor app to schedule a blood or platelet donation appointment. Those who come to give from Sept. 1-20 will receive an exclusive Red Cross x Hello Kitty plush mascot clip and surprise sticker pack, while supplies last! Visit RedCrossBlood.org/HelloKitty for details.

Those who come to give Sept. 21-Oct. 18 will receive a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice. See RedCrossBlood.org/Fall for details.

Batesburg-Leesville

Sept. 10 —  8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Batesburg-Leesville High School, 600 Summerland Ave.

Chapin

Sept. 14 — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Legion Chapin Post 193 Inc., 102 Lexington Ave.

Columbia

Sept. 10 — 1-6 p.m., Lexington County Public Library, 6251 St. Andrews Road

Lexington

Sept. 13 — 11:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Lake Murray Baptist Church, 1001 U.S. Highway 378

Sept. 21 — 1-6 p.m., Lexington United Methodist Church, 309 E. Main St.

Sept. 28 — 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lexington Medical Center Lexington, 811 W. Main St.

Sept. 28 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Town of Lexington, 111 Maiden Lane

West Columbia

Sept. 11 ­— 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Total Comfort Solutions, 346 Orchard Drive

Irmo

Sept. 29 — 1-5:30 p.m., YMCA/Prisma Ballentine, 1079 Dutch Fork Road