The American Red Cross encourages people to help meet the urgent need for blood and platelets by resolving to give blood this January – National Blood Donor Month.

Donating blood or platelets is a way to make a lifesaving impact in the new year for patients like Judy Janssen, who was diagnosed with end-stage autoimmune liver disease in 2016. Janssen received frequent blood transfusions – sometimes multiple times a week – until she underwent a liver transplant last January.

Blood donation

Opportunities Jan. 7-31

Aviston

1/7/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Aviston Elementary School, 350 South Hull Street

Beckemeyer

1/22/2019: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 391 Louis Street

Breese

1/23/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 480 North Walnut

Carlyle

1/24/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Marys Parish Center, 1171 Jefferson Street

Hoffman

1/28/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Hoffman Village Hall, 110 East Park Avenue

New Baden

1/21/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 105 East Illinois Street

Marissa

1/14/2019: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Friedens United Church of Christ, 820 North Main Street

New Athens

1/16/2019: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., New Athens Community Building, 406 Chester, Washington

Ashley

1/29/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Ashley Community Building, 660 East Main Street

Nashville

1/15/2019: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Washington County Hospital-Nashville, 705 South Grand

Okawville

1/16/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Barbara Parish, 305 North Front Street, PO Box 106

Coulterville

1/7/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Coulterville VFW, 511