Experience a heartwarming moment: Donate blood

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall, West 10th Street in Jim Thorpe. Refreshments will be provided by Jim Thorpe Market.

In January, all presenting donors will be eligible for drawings for weekly $250 Warm Your Heart and Home gift cards and for a raffle to win a 42" flat panel plasma TV.

To make an appointment to donate blood, call locally, 1-800-GiveLife, go to www.nepagivelife.org and click on Donate Blood, or call the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley at (610) 377-2100.

Anyone 17 years or older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in general good health may be eligible to donate blood. Sixteen-year-olds may donate blood provided they bring an original Signed Informed Parental Consent for 16-Year-Old to Donate Whole Blood to the blood drive. The consent form can be found at www.DonateBloodNow.org/16. Identification is required at the time of donation to give blood.

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley serves nearly 690,000 residents of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training; Lifeline, a personal response service for seniors; and emergency relief to more than 24,000 greater Lehigh Valley residents. For more information about the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley or volunteer opportunities, call (610) 865-4400 or visit www.redcrosslv.org.