Sign-ups are underway for the Kenney Fire Department's annual Good Friday blood drive on March 29.

Kerry Coles with the Kenney Fire Department indicates giving blood is a very selfless act that doesn't take hardly any time at all and has a great impact at a time when blood is in high demand.

Impact Life will take on its second year working with the Kenney Fire Department and Michelle Trunnell with Impact Life stressing that donations made to them stay local.

Kenney Fire's Fritz Robinson indicates they started this annual blood drive as a memorial drive with simple hopes of a modest start but it quickly became so popular it takes up the entirety of the Kenney Fire Station.

KC explains there are many perks to being a blood donor. The pre-screening process is actually a mini-physical and they've seen examples of people that have sought medical attention because of a revelation at the screening process they were not aware of.

Trunnell says the process of giving blood from start to finish is roughly 45 minutes. She outlines the check-in and registration process...

Coles hopes to see first-time donors come out this year. He notes there is a majority of people that do not donate blood simply because they are not asked or they have a stigma around the process.

To learn more about giving blood with the Kenney Fire Department on Friday, March 29, find the Kenney Fire Department on Facebook.