NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The holiday season brings travel, family gatherings and shopping but it also brings a critical shortage of blood donations across Middle Tennessee.

"People are focused on being with their friends and family and then of course you have a lot of people that are out of town or they are traveling. And we are open but we feel that and we need people to come in and donate because the need doesn't stop," said Brooke Katz with Blood Assurance.

Blood Assurance currently maintains only a one to two day supply of blood, well below their preferred minimum of three days on the shelves.

Despite the constant need, only about 3% of eligible people actually donate blood.

"You may come in and you may donate and you may never know who it goes to but there is a life on the other

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