January is National Blood Donor Month. According to the American Red Cross, one pint of blood can save up to three lives and every two seconds in the U.S. Someone needs blood.

Earlier this month it was reported that due to the winter storms, blood supplies in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota fell to critically low levels according to LifeServe Blood Center. LifeServe Blood Center provides blood and blood products to more than 100 hospitals across the three states.

Area blood drives include one on Tuesday at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant and another in Salem on February 2nd.

For more blood drives in the KCII listening area check out the Community Calendar.