Century 21 office holding blood drive

Former mayor David Gafin and realtor Dorothy Pemberton at a Century 21 Peak blood drive in 2019. Photo by Brenda Vaca (@iambrendavaca on Instagram)

DOWNEY — Century 21 Peak is hosting a community blood drive Feb. 4 to benefit the American Red Cross. 

The blood drive is from 12-6 p.m. at Century 21 Peak’s office, located at 7825 Florence Ave. 

Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of type O blood available for patient emergencies and medical treatments. Type O positive blood is the most transfused blood type and can be given to Rh-positive patients of any blood type. While just 7% of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, it can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is what hospital staff reach for during emergencies when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type.

Every day, the Red Cross must collect nearly 13,000 blood donations and more than 2,600 platelet donations for patients who rely on blood to survive.

To schedule an appointment, call Rowena at (562) 927-2626 or go online to redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code CENT21.