Apparently there's a blood shortage in quite a few, if not all states this summer. It seems to be a common trend too. With schools going on summer break, a place where they have a lot of blood drives, it makes sense that the blood may stop coming in as quickly.

When I donated blood, I was told I may be saving up to three lives with just one visit to donate blood. There's quite a few places in Maryland that take blood too. I've provided links to them in the "Save Lives" section below.

Save Lives:
Franklin Square hospital will take your blood and give you Two Movie Tickets to Lowes, Whitemasrsh Movie Theatre at the Avenue. Call and for Blood Donation services and they'll get you to the right people.
Franklin Square Hospital Center
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, MD 21237
Phone: 443-777-7000

A list of donor centers provided by My-Red
Cross. I'm pretty sure they will give you $20 bucks. 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543)

A search tool to find the nearest place do donate.

You may also want to find out your blood type. When I donated blood, they told me what mine was. I wrote up a little article on finding out your blood type by donating too.