Giving The Gift Of Blood In ’14

Here’s one gift no one needs to buy or return, and people appreciate it even after the holiday season.

Hawaii Blood Bank has scheduled several donor drives in Windward Oahu in January for National Blood Donor Month, welcoming those it calls “everyday heroes” who selflessly give blood to save the lives of neighbors they may never meet.

The ideal donor is age 18 or older, in good health, weighs more than 110 pounds and has valid photo identification and proof of birth date.

To make an appointment at one of the following drives, call 848-4770.

Jan. 2 – Kailua Town Center, 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Jan. 10 – Kalaheo High library, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jan. 11 – Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center, 7 to 11:45 a.m.

Jan. 12 – Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay on Pookela Street, 7:15 to 11:45 a.m.

Jan. 13 – Kahuku High School, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Jan. 19 – First Presbyterian Church at Koolau, 7:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Jan. 25 – Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center, 7 to 11:45 a.m.

Jan. 26 – Kailua Town Center, 7 a.m. to noon

Jan. 27 – Castle High School, 7:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jan. 29 – Hawaii Pacific University at Hawaii Loa, 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Jan. 30 – Kailua Town Center, 3 to 7 p.m.

Jan. 30 – Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jan. 31 – BYU-Hawaii ballroom, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.