The American Red Cross will host several blood drives across St. Lawrence County in the coming weeks.

When patients living with sickle cell disease face a sickle cell crisis, blood transfusions can make a lifesaving difference. That’s why the American Red Cross has launched an initiative to grow the number of blood donors who are Black to help patients with sickle cell disease, an enduring and often invisible health disparity in the U.S.

Upcoming St. Lawrence County blood donation opportunities Sept. 15-30:

Canton: Sept. 15: 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Morley Wesleyan Church, 7254 Cty Rd 27; Sept. 28: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Dr.; Sept. 29: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Dr

Gouverneur: Sept. 16: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Gouverneur Community Center, 4673 NY-58

Heuvelton: Sept. 25: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pickens Hall & General Store, 83 State St.; 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

North Lawrence

9/18/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lawrence Christian Fellowship, 88 County Route 52

Ogdensburg: Sept. 21: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Ogdensburg Presbyterian Church, 423 Ford St.

Parishville: Sept. 22: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Amber Lodge #395, 1767 State Hwy 72, Main Street

Potsdam: Sept. 15: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Potsdam Presbyterian Church, 42 Elm St.; Sept. 22, noon - 5:30 p.m., Potsdam High School, 29 Leroy St.

Waddington: Sept. 23: 1 -5 p.m., St. Mary's Catholic Church, 34 Oak St.

Winthrop: Sept. 23: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Winthrop American Legion Post 514, 675 State Highway 11C.