Lifeguards to host annual blood drive

Newport Beach lifeguards are asking for the public’s help in making the city’s blood drive the top contributor in the region for the fourth year in a row.

From 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, the fire department will host a blood drive at lifeguard headquarters at Newport Pier.

Lifeguards will have a barbecue going with beach music and surf videos on to entertain throughout the drive.

Every year, lifeguard agencies from Los Angeles and Orange County host summer blood drives to see who can collect the most.

Newport Beach has won the Orange County and Southern California trophies the last three years. The lifeguard headquarters are by the Newport Pier just off 21st Street and Newport Boulevard. Appointments can be made at www.givelife.org or by calling Andrea Talbott at (949) 644-3178.