This story was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 5:38 p.m.
The American Red Cross of Georgia is calling on donors to give blood.
The organization claims that due to severe winter weather across the country and the wildfires in Southern California, over 500 blood drives in January have been canceled. According to the Red Cross, this has resulted in more than 12,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations.
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