News Flash

The American Red Cross is facing a severe shortage of blood and is in desperate need of healthy individuals to donate. The Lionville YMCA will be hosting a blood drive on the following dates and times:

Blood drives will be hosted from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM on

• Monday, March 23
• Tuesday, March 24
  
• Wednesday, March 25

Four Participating YMCA of Greater Brandywine branches:

• Kennett Area YMCA
  
• Lionville Community YMCA
  
• Upper Main Line YMCA
  
• West Chester Area YMCA 

For more information from the YMCA on this event, CLICK HERE.

The YMCA have the space to implement social distancing to protect individuals who give blood during the drives and the American Red Cross has implemented additional precautionary methods to prevent the spread of infection, including:

• All donors are temperature-screened before being permitted into the blood drive. If bodily temperature is above 99.5°F, the donor is asked to donate another time instead.
  
• All Red Cross staff are asked to check their temperature before presenting to work, and will not report for work if they are showing any symptoms or test above 99.5°F.
  
• Blood donors are asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
  
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
  
• Donor beds are sanitized between every donor.
  
• Medically-recommended space between donors is implemented wherever possible.