There are 100 days of summer and the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to choose their day to give blood and help ensure a sufficient blood supply.

Summer is a difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs. Nearly 90 percent of donors surveyed this past spring said they planned to take a vacation this summer, potentially making them less available to give. In addition, many schools that host blood drives are out of session during the summer. But the need for blood donations is constant. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.

Donors of all blood types – especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative – are needed. The Red Cross must collect 15,000 blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.

To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

American Red Cross Blood Donation Center:

Johnson City Blood Donation Center

365 Harry L Drive, Johnson City

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 12:15 – 6:45 p.m.

Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Additional blood donation opportunities:

Broome

Binghamton

6/17/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Broome Comm College Applied Technology Building, 907 Upper Front Street

6/24/2015: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., UHS Binghamton General Hospital, 10-42 Mitchell Avenue

6/25/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Broome County Sheriff, 155 Lt. VanWinkle Drive

Conklin

6/16/2015: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Conklin Presbyterian Church, 1175 Conklin Road

Endicott

6/17/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Red Cross of Endicott, 620 East Main Street

Johnson City

6/17/2015: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., UHS Wilson Medical Center Piccaino B, 33-57 Harrison Street

Vestal

6/20/2015: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Vestal United Methodist Church, 328 Main Street

Windsor

6/20/2015: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Windsor United Methodist Church, 56 Chapel Street