Blood drive hosted in Guadalupe by local businesses

GUADALUPE, Calif. - The city of Guadalupe, the Guadalupe Business Association, and more local businesses are supporting a blood drive that is being hosted at Taylor Farms in Guadalupe.

“If you're able to, donating blood is important to our community. And right now, we really need people to just be kind to give back and, you know, bring the community together," said Julianne Hill with Taylor Farms.

The blood drive will be hosted on-site at Taylor Farms on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

This comes at a time when local blood banks say we are in critical need of blood donations.

“It could even be somebody in your family who needs the blood. And if not, it could be a friend. It could be anybody. So it's very important to do it," said Richard Deek, who lives in Arroyo Grande,

The city of Guadalupe, Guadalupe Business Association, Lupe’s Company, Central Coast Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, and Los Amigos de Guadalupe are just some local businesses and organizations participating in the blood drive.

To sign up to donate, click here.

To find upcoming blood drives near you, click here.