CTK Church North Bay hosting blood drive

Christ the King (CTK) Community Church in Birch Bay has about 20 openings for its blood drive on Tuesday, August 8.

The church will host the blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 8 at CTK North Bay, 4895 Birch Bay-Lynden Road. 

Preregistration is required and each appointment takes one hour. People who are in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds can donate blood every 56 days. Participants must be over 18 years old but 16– and 17–years–olds can donate if they have a signed Bloodworks Northwest permission form. 

Bloodworks Northwest provides blood to over 95 percent of hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. About 1,000 donors are needed per day to maintain an adequate blood supply, according to Bloodworks, and a critical blood supply projected for the first week of August. 

To register or for more information, visit schedule.bloodworksNW.org.