Kentucky Blood Center will be hosting two blood drives in Floyd County on Tuesday, June 20th in an effort to increase the blood supply as donation numbers historically dwindle in the summer.

The first of the two drives will be at the Floyd County Public Library from 10 AM to 11:30 AM and the second drive will be from 1:30 PM to 4 PM at the Appalachian Wireless Corporate Headquarters in Ivel. 

Blood collected at this drive will save the lives of patients in Kentucky who require products for surgeries, diseases like cancer, traumas, organ transplants, premature births and more. Kentucky Blood Center, through the generous donation of blood from donors, provides lifesaving blood products to more than 70 hospitals in Kentucky.

Blood donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, be in general good health, show a photo I.D. and meet additional requirements. Sixteen-year-old donors must have a signed parental permission slip, which can be found at kybloodcenter.org.