OneBlood will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, May 5 outside Venice City Hall, 401 W. Venice Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

OneBlood officials encourage all City employees and members of the public who feel well to come out and donate the “gift of life” aboard the Big Red Bus to ensure that blood is available for those patients who need it. Note: It must be 56 days since your last whole blood donation.

Donating blood is safe. COVID-19 does not pose any known risk to blood donors during the donation process or from attending blood drives. Donors are asked to wear a mask and will be socially distanced aboard the bus.

Each donor will receive a free OneBlood T-shirt and $10 eGift Card, along with a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening, and a snack. All successful donors will receive a free COVID-19 antibody test.

ID required please.

Appointments are strongly encouraged to adhere to social distancing. 

To make an appointment to donate May 5, please visit:  https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1078812.

You can also visit www.oneblood.org/donate-now/ and use sponsor code #9354.