Magen David Adom blood bank services report a critical shortage of ‘O’ negative blood. Special efforts are underway to hold blood donations in Petach Tikvah and anyone with this blood type is urged to visit one of the blood donation centers nationwide to give a unit of blood.

The special Petach Tikvah event will take place on Tuesday, 25 Nissan at 7:00PM until midnight in Beit Knesset Zachor Avraham (formally known as HaChoshen), located at 81 Begin Street. Anyone coming to donate blood must bring an identity card. There will be separate collection stations for men and women.

For additional information about donating blood one may call 03-530-0400. Anyone wishing to arrange a blood drive for a minimum of 30 persons may phone *5643.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)