There will be a Red Cross blood drive 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6, at the Vons at 20440 Devonshire St., Chatsworth. Contact nikirks@usa.redcross.org for information. Donations will help replenish blood supplies used to help those injured in the Metrolink train wreck.
Any person age 17 or older (age 16 if accompanied by a parent) and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood.
Many thanks to those who recently donated to the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center at the Ralph's supermarket.
To donate at other times, call the Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543) or visit givelife.org. For Spanish, please call 1-866-POR-VIDA (1-866-767-8432). The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center can also be reached at (310) 794-7217, ext 2.
For family and friends of victims, the L.A. Fire Department has two hotlines to call for information on hospital patients: (213) 847-2117 and (213) 847-2118.
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