Local residents have a couple of upcoming opportunities to give blood and help the American Red Cross as well as cancer patients and others in need.
Slippery Rock University is hosting a blood drive Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Robert N. Smith Center on Campus Drive.
Then on Thursday, from 2 to 7 p.m. a second blood drive will be held at the Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA in Cranberry Township.
Those interested or able to donate are asked to make an appointment by downloading the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.