Through May 27, breweries across Asheville will be hosting blood drives in partnership with The Blood Connection. It is the first brewery battle of its kind, with a dozen participating businesses.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office will honor the memory of fallen deputy Alex Burdette on Friday with a blood drive.

The Blood Connection (TBC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Surabhi Gaur, Chief Medical Officer at Bon Secours St. Francis to its Board of Trustees.

One North Carolina nonprofit says it needs to hit 1,000 units of blood a day to keep up with demand for the hospitals it serves across the region.

“A steady, dependable supply of blood products is vital to our mission, and we need everyone’s help with this,” said Dr. Wesley Liao, the campus physician executive at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.

The Blood Connection is urging people to consider donating blood as they start off the new year.