(Fort Worth, Tx) — The American Red Cross is urging North Texans to share their big Texan hearts by rolling up their sleeves to give lifesaving blood.

On January 13th, Fort Worth will be joining other cities in celebration of National Blood Donor Month with convenient locations for people to start their new year by helping save lives.  Wednesday from 10am – 1pm you can donate blood at Billy Bob’s “Club 81” at Rodeo Plaza in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Blood donors of all blood types, especially type O, are needed Plasma from whole blood donations that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may be used to help COVID-19 patients.

Appointments are still available. Schedule an appointment to join the American Red Cross New Year’s Blood Drives by visiting RedCrossBlood.org using the code: Celebrate2021, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or activating the Blood Scheduling Skill for Amazon Alexa.