Town to host blood drive March 19

By Carter Weinhofer
| 5:00 a.m. March 13, 2025

Longboat Key
Neighbors

The town of Longboat Key will host a blood drive on Wednesday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A donation bus from SunCoast Blood Centers will set up in the Longboat Key Town Hall parking lot (501 Bay Isles Road) that day for anyone interested in donating.

New donors will receive a $30 gift card and repeat donors are eligible to receive $20 or more in gift cards. Those interested in donating can sign up by calling 1-866-97BLOOD (25663), but walk-ins are welcome on the day.

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Carter Weinhofer

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved to St. Petersburg to attend Eckerd College until graduating in 2023. During his entire undergraduate career, he worked at the student newspaper, The Current, holding positions from science reporter to editor-in-chief.