St. James partners with Florida’s Blood Centers to hold parish blood drives during the year.

The blood drives were suspended while the Church is being renovated, but will resume once construction work is completed.

Florida’s Blood Centers is a founding member of the American Association of Blood Banks and the Florida Association of Blood Banks. It was one of the first blood centers in the country to implement mobile blood collection.

The mission of Florida’s Blood Centers is “to provide a safe and adequate blood supply to our hospitals, to support world-class collaborative medical research into human disease, and to improve the quality of life for our employees, partners, donors and community.”

St. James participation allows all parishioners to obtain blood when needed. For more information on the blood drives, please contact Tom Connors at 407-422-2005.