GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – With the need for blood urgent after the holiday season, the Grand Rapids Griffins and Versiti Blood Center of Michigan will once again host a blood drive at Van Andel Arena, on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 2-7 p.m. in the banquet rooms.

Versiti is taking both advance appointments Jan. 11 and walk-ins. Please click here or call 866-642-5663 to schedule an appointment. Versiti is looking to collect 23 pints of blood and has openings for 40 registered donors.

As a reprise of their highly successful blood drive last January, the Griffins and Versiti are offering everyone who registers and attempts to donate a BOGO ticket offer to any of the following games: Feb. 15, March 1, March 22 and March 29. Donors will receive information on how to purchase their BOGO tickets after they have donated blood. Participants must be 18 years or older.

ABOUT VERSITI BLOOD CENTER OF MICHIGAN

Versiti Blood Center of Michigan is a non-profit blood center headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. Founded in 1955, it is the sole blood provider to all of Kent County and over 70 other hospitals across Michigan. Versiti collects more than 120,000 units of blood each year throughout the state at eight permanent donation sites and more than 3,400 community blood drives. For more information, visit versiti.org/Michigan.