Give Blood At Rockaway Mall, Get Amazon Card

Anyone willing to donate blood on Aug. 31 at the Rockaway Town Square Mall will receive a $10 Amazon gift card and a $15 coupon for Jiffy Lube oil change.

New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, is appealing to local residents to donate blood at Rockaway Town Square because blood is needed badly. Donations have fallen off and tends to be lowest during the summer months as many travel on vacation. Recent national tragedies are reminders that it is imperative to always have an adequately stocked blood supply to respond when communities are faced with patient traumas or other events that require life-saving blood products.

To make an appointment, call 1-800- 933-2566.  Walk-ins are also welcome. Qualified donors should be at least 16 years of age (with signed NYBC parental consent) and weigh at least 110 pounds, however other height and weight restrictions apply. Blood donors must be in generally good health, present NYBC Donor Card or photo or signed ID, and eat and drink at regular mealtimes.

People over 75 years of age can donate with a note from their physician. To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive, call 1-800- 933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org.