Commissioner John V. Kelly and the Nutley Department of Public Affairs are pleased to partner with Vitalant Blood Services of New Jersey to conduct a Nutley Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.  
 
To schedule an appointment, please click on the following link:
https://donor.cbsblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/54337 or call (877) 258-4825
 
The drive will be held at the Nutley Department of Public Affairs and Health, 149 Chestnut Street, from 1:00pm – 6:00pm, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. All safety precautions will be put in place to ensure the health and well-being of all donors and technicians.  Please do not donate if you are sick or may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. All donors must wear a mask or cloth face covering. As always, donors must be between the ages of 16 and 76, weigh over 110lbs and be in general good health.
 
Donor Guidelines:

• All Donors Are Required to Wear a Cloth Based Mask Or Face Covering
• Do not donate if you are sick.  
• Weigh at least 110 lbs
• Bring ID
• Eat a meal before donation.
• Drink plenty of water before and after

New Jersey on a whole is experiencing critically low donation numbers, especially during the COVID_19 pandemic.  There is an urgent need for Type O Negative, O Positive & B Negative Blood Types, but all types are welcome and needed!
 
Find answers at Vitalant.org to commonly asked questions about COVID-19 and the virus that causes it (novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-2) in relation to blood donation and what Vitalant is doing to keep donors, blood drive coordinators, volunteers, staff and patients safe. If you have a question not covered here, please visit our donor eligibility page, call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) or email us at getinvolved@vitalant.org.  For any additional information, please call the Department of Public Affairs at 973-284-4976.