As National Blood Donation Week draws to a close, officials with Canadian Blood Services are stressing the importance of continuing to give. 
Spokesperson Stephanie Wilkinson says the need is always there, especially heading into the summer months.
“We are seeing a critical need for blood donors across the country leading into the summer season,” Wilkinson says. “In the Chatham-Kent area, we’re seeing a decline in attendance at a lot of our clinics, so we’re really trying to reach out to people and make sure the word’s out there that need some additional people coming out and supporting some of our area clinics.”
The next local blood donor clinics take place in Chatham on June 24th and July 12th, followed by one in Wallaceburg on July 27th.
