How YOU can Help Hurricane Harvey & Irma’s Victims for Free!
The devastating force of Hurricane Harvey flooded numerous Texas homes. Now, Hurricane Irma threatens to do the same.. Like many other Americans, we at Vigor Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation have sat and watched, helpless to aid the people in the storm’s path.
The good news is there is a low-cost, easy way that we can help victims of Harvey & Irma: Give blood. According to Patch, Robert Kessler, Community Blood Services’ recruitment director had this to say: “A natural disaster such as Hurricane Harvey brings attention to the crucial importance of blood donations. New Jersey residents have at their fingertips the opportunity to save lives.”
Over the month of September, Community Blood Services will be taking blood donations across Bergen, Essex, and Passaic Counties. Appointments are not required and “walk ins” are welcome.
We have included lists, organized by local county, so you can easily find a location to donate near you (for a complete list, check out this schedule).
Bergen County – Community Blood Services Drives in September
| Drive Name | Address | City | Drive Date | Open | Close |
| Lyndhurst Shop-Rite | 540 New York Ave. | Lyndhurst | 9/2/2017 | 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Park One LLC | 250 Pehle Ave. | Saddle Brook | 9/7/2017 | 11:30 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Christian Health Care Center | 700 Mountain Ave | Wyckoff | 9/11/2017 | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| Knights of Columbus #11585 Wood Ridge | Veteran’s Park between Highland & Marlboro Road | Wood Ridge | 9/11/2017 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Wyckoff YMCA | 691 Wyckoff Ave. | Wyckoff | 9/11/2017 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Kayal Orthopaedics – Glen Rock | 266 Harristown Road | Glen Rock | 9/13/2017 | 2:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
| Farmers Market/Teaneck | Garrison Ave and Beverly Road | Teaneck | 9/14/2017 | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| NVE BANK HEADQUARTERS | 70 Engle St. | Englewood | 9/15/2017 | 11:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| Bergen Street Fest | Teaneck National Guard Armory 1799 Teaneck Road | Teaneck | 9/16/2017 | 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| Cresskill/Women’s Club | Cresskill Firehouse 51 Madison avenue | Cresskill | 9/18/2017 | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| BPO Elks/Ridgefield Park | 30 Spruce Avenue | Ridgefield Park | 9/19/2017 | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Dairy Queen Emerson | 13 Kinderkamack Road | Emerson | 9/19/2017 | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Ramapo College | 505 Ramapo Valley Road | Mahwah | 9/20/2017 | 12:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| LaSalle Parish Center | 220 Ridge Road | North Arlington | 9/24/2017 | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| St. Mary’s Church Rutherford | 98 Home Avenue | Rutherford | 9/24/2017 | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Bogota Fire Dept. Hook & Ladder Co. #1 | 375 Larch Ave. | Bogota | 9/28/2017 | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| South Presbyterian Church In Bergenfield | 150 W Church St | Bergenfield | 9/29/2017 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Masonic Lodge Ridgefield Park | 129 Main Street (Corner of Hobart Street) | Ridgefield Park | 9/30/2017 | 8:30 AM | 3:30 PM |
Passaic County – Community Blood Services Drives in September
| Midas Auto Services | 465 U.S. 46 | Totowa | 9/1/2017 | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Milton First Aid Squad | 45 Milton Road | Oak Ridge | 9/9/2017 | 9:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Masonic Lodge #263 | 14 Lincoln Ave | Little Falls | 9/15/2017 | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| West Milford Community Blood Drive | 619 Ridge Rd. | West Milford | 9/17/2017 | 7:45 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Hawthorne Gospel Church | 2000 Route 208 | Hawthorne | 9/18/2017 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Islamic Center of Passaic County | 152 Derrom Ave | Paterson | 9/22/2017 | 12:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| St. Joseph’s Health Care System | 703 Main St | Paterson | 9/22/2017 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| Health Professions Consortium | Passaic County College One College Blvd. | Paterson | 9/25/2017 | 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Paterson Fire Dept | 300 McBride Ave | Paterson | 9/27/2017 | 7:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Dairy Queen – Newfoundland | 2648 Route 23 N | Newfoundland | 9/29/2017 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| ULU Cami | 408 Knickerbocker Avenue | Paterson | 9/29/2017 | 4:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care Wayne | 262 Wayne Towne Center | Wayne | 9/30/2017 | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
Essex County – Community Blood Services Drives in September
| Temple Beth Shalom Livingston | 193 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue | Livingston | 9/3/2017 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Temple Rock of My Salvation | Rock Community Center 88/90 Verona Avenue | Newark | 9/3/2017 | 12:00 PM | 4:30 PM |
| Stop & Shop Bloomfield | 8-175 Franklin Street | Bloomfield | 9/5/2017 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| West Essex 1st Aid Squad | 642 Bloomfield Avenue | West Caldwell | 9/6/2017 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| The Township of South Orange Village | First Street Parking Lot | South Orange | 9/9/2017 | 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| United Presbyterian Church of West Orange | 20 Old Indian Road | West Orange | 9/9/2017 | 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| St. Marys Church | 17 Monsignor Owens Place | Nutley | 9/10/2017 | 8:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Archdiocese of Newark | 171 Clifton Avenue | Newark | 9/12/2017 | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| City of Newark – Newark City Hall | 920 Broad Street | Newark | 9/14/2017 | 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| St. Thomas the Apostle Bloomfield | 50 Byrd Avenue | Bloomfield | 9/17/2017 | 8:30 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Network of Christian Men Inc. | St. James United AME Methodist Church 588 MLK Blvd. | Newark | 9/24/2017 | 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| West Orange Collection Site | B’Nai Shalom Temple 300 Pleasant Valley Way | West Orange | 9/26/2017 | 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Immaculate Conception High School | 33 Cottage Place | Montclair | 9/28/2017 | 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
If you would like, you can schedule your donation online or call 201-251-3733. For more information, please visit Community Blood Services or The American Red Cross.
