The community is invited to participate in a blood drive on Aug. 5 from 11:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Saint Paulinus Catholic Church (Church Hall) at 476 Poplar Street in Syracuse.

According to the Red Cross, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds to respond to patient emergencies. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all require blood. All blood types are needed.