City of Hope and KHTS Radio have partnered for a blood drive at the 8th Annual Home and Garden Show in Central Park.

The blood drive will take place on Sunday, April 30 as part of the two-day event that features vendors from across Southern California.

Patients at City of Hope – most of whom are fighting cancer – rely on more than 37,000 units of blood and platelets each year for their survival, according to City of Hope officials.

To ensure the safety of patients and donors, certain qualifications must be met before making a donation, such as being at least 17 years old and weighing at least 110 lbs. Donors may also donate at age 16 and weigh at least 120 lbs and have a signed City of Hope Donor Center parental consent form.

All units of blood and platelets collected will only be used for City of Hope and will not transfer or sell any blood products to other hospitals, according to officials.

All donations go to the blood bank for processing and samples are sent out for infectious disease testing. The products are then labeled, stored and transfused when needed.

Those qualified to donate blood may do so once every 56 days and platelets every two weeks, according to officials.

The blood drive is set to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Central Park on Sunday, April 30.