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LOVELAND, Colo. — Sixty-nine skiers, snowboarders and Loveland staff donated blood on Monday for Loveland Ski Area’s 3rd Annual  Community Blood Drive.

Vitalant Blood Centers setup a donation center at the Loveland Ski area and said that the 69 units of blood donated will save up to 207 lives.

3rd Annual Loveland Ski Area Community Blood Drive. Photo Credit: Dustin Schaefer

Those who donated blood received a free lift ticket for the 2019-2020 season.

On Monday, Vitalant declared a critical shortage of blood, and made a plea to the community for blood donations. Vitalant said that they have less than a two days’ supply of necessary blood types.

Because January is National Blood Donor Month, Vitalant is partnering with CraftWorks Holdings for the “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” promotion. This month, everyone who comes in to donate at a Vitalant donation center or mobile blood drive in Colorado will get a voucher for a free Draft House pint of beer or soda (good starting the next day) at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant and Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom.