John Huckaby, spokesperson for the American Red Cross out of Tulsa, wants everybody to know this is an important time of the year to give blood.

Aside from giving blood, the American Red Cross has various apps to help keep people safe.

Huckaby says that because fewer people come to the Tulsa center during the winter time, they will often have mobile blood drives in area towns. To know where the blood drives are, go to redcrossblood.org and type in your respective zipcode.