Blood bank to hold bloodmobile drive

FALLBROOK – The San Diego Blood Bank will accept blood donations at Albertsons on Monday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 6 p.m. The drive will be held at 1133 S. Mission Rd. in the parking lot.

About one in seven people entering a hospital need blood. One pint of blood, which is the amount volunteers give when they donate blood, can save up to three lives. Approximately, 34 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood but less than 10 percent do so annually.

In California, less than 5 percent donate annually. Since blood is always needed, volunteers are asked to give blood for patients, such...