Cassity Jones is hosting a recurring blood drive every third Friday of the month beginning Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. at 1209 Highway 79 N. in the parking lot on the Carter BloodCare bus. For more information, or to schedule an appointment time, contact Belinda Murphy at 903-574-4513.

While giving blood is still safe, Carter BloodCare continues to make social distancing and sanitization precautions top priority to keep donors healthy, while assuring blood is on the shelves for patients requiring transfusions.

To reduce wait times, donors can fill out a questionnaire online before they show up to donate blood. This means fewer people are waiting, making it easier to “social distance”. Carter BloodCare is limiting the number of donors on each bus; making an appointment is the best way to reduce lines of donors.

For information on donor eligibility and appointments, call or text 800-366-2834 or visit carterbloodcare.org.