The Orcas Lions Club and Orcas Fire and Rescue will sponsor a blood drive on Thursday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Tiny Orcas with its high proportion of repeat donors provides a tenth of regional need for donated blood for that day. And we need more donors,” say organizers. “There are new tablets to speed registration and one hour earlier start time. And Miss Kat’s Orcas High students are making us cookies for the canteen, calling out reminders, and handing out fliers.”