Canadian Blood Services will be in town next month for a Blood Donor Clinic.
The Collingwood clinic will take place at the legion at 490 Ontario Street from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m on Oct. 9, 2019.
There will also be clinics at the RecPlex at 1724 Mosley Street in Wasaga Beach on Nov. 9, 2019 and in Clearview at Clearview Community Church at 1070 Country Road 42 on Nov. 29.
Appointments can be booked online here.
Blood Services stresses that new donors are needed, and walk-ins are welcome.
The Government of Canada website says it takes five donors to provide blood for someone who requires heart surgery. It can take up to 50 donors to provide blood for a person seriously hurt in a car crash, and a person going through treatment for leukemia requires blood from eight donors per week.
According to the Government of Canada website, approximately half of Canadians are fit to donate blood. Last year, one in 60 Canadiands gave blood, and organ donation rates remain low compared to other countries such as the United States.