The Community Blood Center's annual Mobile Army Surgical Hospital blood drive takes place Tuesday at Pioneer Park in Rhinelander.
Experts say summer is a critical time to donate because blood supplies drop because people are busy elsewhere, yet the need rises because there's more injuries because people are more active.
Local MASH Drive coordinator Jerry Shidell says the collection point is designed to remind people of a MASH operation...
"....we do it in tents, we do it in Pioneer Park. People dress up in khakis, shirts that remind people of the military, we wear dog tags and we just have a fun, festive atmosphere to make it a little different and unique to donate blood...."
The drive is Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shidell says appointments are nice, but they will take walk-ins. If you want more information go to the Community Blood Center website.
