They greeted people, then led them to the sign-in tables, the waiting areas and ultimately to the red buses to donate blood for the club’s winter blood drive. It’s also the most people we’ve ever had,” said Skip Todd, coordinator of The Villages Parrot Head Club’s blood drive. Someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds, and approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day, according to the American Red Cross. “While one pint of blood can help three people, no one has found a way to make blood,” Todd said. She visits The Villages for two months each winter from St. Louis and always participates in the club’s winter blood drive.

Source: Daily Sun January 23, 2018 13:07 UTC