HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- More than 100 people donated blood in Hayward Sunday to help relieve a nationwide shortage.
Young women affiliated with the World Mission Society Church of God helped get people excited for the drive which was organized by church leaders.
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"A lot of people don't fully understand how important it is to give blood. And they don't really find out how important it is until they have a loved one that is facing a situation where they need blood,"Dante Smith with World Mission Society Church of God said.
Blood Centers of the Pacific is always in need of donors.
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Click here for more information on how to donate.
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Tatiana Osorio squeezes an American-flagged themed stress ball while giving blood at the OneBlood blood center near the mass shooting at a Orlando nightclub Monday, June 13, 2016. (David Goldman/AP)