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As a Red Cross volunteer and Chairman of the Greater Ozarks-Arkansas Blood Region, I would like your readers to be aware of the effect that the recent hurricanes and severe weather here have had on our blood supply.

With incredible devastation and power outages widespread in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Hanna, blood supplies that were already low in many parts of the country continued to drop. Many blood drives have been cancelled, causing a shortfall in the blood inventory that could have a prolonged effect on patients in need.

The limited supply of g...