 January is National Donor Month and the City of Columbia Parks and Rec, Emily Douglas Park and the American Red Cross are partnering together for a blood drive. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets. These cannot be manufactured, they can only come from volunteers. Just one donation can help save more than one life. The blood drive will take place at Emily Douglas Park located at 2500 Wheat Street, Columbia South Carolina from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on January 30th, 2023. To make an appointment, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter the sponsor code EmilyDouglasPark as one word. All donors who give January 1st through January 31st will be automatically entered to win a trip to Super Bowl 57 in Arizona. Give blood, save a life, register today. Thank you.