Solvita open holiday due to urgent need

DAYTON — The Solvita Dayton Center will be open under special operating hours on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31, with special gifts for donors. The blood supply is low during the holiday week and Solvita will enter January National and Ohio Blood Donor Awareness Month with an urgent need for donors.

Schedule an appointment to donate with Solvita (formerly Community Blood Center) on the Donor Time app, by calling 937-461-3220, or at www.donortime.com.

Solvita is currently in need of multiple blood types with a low supply of type O and a critical shortage of type B. Solvita was closed on Christmas Day. Blood drives resumed Tuesday but with low collections.

Solvita will be open on New Year’s Eve with special 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. hours and will be closed on New Year’s Day. Everyone who registers to donate at the Solvita Dayton Center on Sunday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday through Saturday, Jan. 2-6, will receive a Kroger $10 gift card.

Everyone who registers to donate at any Solvita blood drive or the Solvita Dayton Center from Jan. 2 through March 2 will receive the “Donor Love” hoodie, while supplies last.

You can save time while helping save lives by using “DonorXPress” to complete the donor questionnaire before arriving at a blood drive. Find DonorXPress on the Donor Time App or at www.givingblood.org/donorxpress.