Blood Drive Scheduled in Memory of Local Nutley Resident
Please Schedule Your Next Life-Giving Donation NOW!

Commissioner John V. Kelly and the Nutley Department of Public Affairs are pleased to partner with Vitalant Blood Services of New Jersey to conduct their annual Community Mobile Blood Drive in memory of Nutley resident and business owner Keith Jaret.  Keith and Maureen Jaret were Nutley business owners and residents for many years.  Many of you know, love and remember them as the driving force behind the Petit Café as well as Jaret’s Stuffed Cupcakes.  In February 2018, Keith passed away due to liver disease.

The drive will be held on Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Nutley Public Affairs Building located at 149 Chestnut Street from 3:30-7:30pm, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. No walk ins will be accepted. All safety precautions will be put in place to ensure the health and well-being of all donors and technicians.  Please do not donate if you are sick or may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. All donors must wear a mask or cloth face covering. As always, donors must be between the ages of 16 and 76, weigh over 110lbs and be in general good health.

If you would like to schedule an appointment, please click on the following link:
https://donor.cbsblood.org/.../sched.../drive_schedule/54182

New Jersey on a whole is experiencing critically low donation numbers; ranking lowest in the entire country in donations.  There is an urgent need for Type O Negative, O Positive & B Negative Blood Types, but all types are welcome and needed!

Find answers at Vitalant.org to commonly asked questions about COVID-19 and the virus that causes it (novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-2) in relation to blood donation and what Vitalant is doing to keep donors, blood drive coordinators, volunteers, staff and patients safe. If you have a question not covered here, please visit our donor eligibility page, call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) or email us at getinvolved@vitalant.org.

For any additional information, please call the Department of Public Affairs at 973-284-4976.