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PORTLAND — As summer winds down, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give blood and platelets now and help end an emergency summer blood shortage that began last month.
A critical need remains as many regular donors delay giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start.
To ensure lifesaving treatments remain available for patients in the coming weeks, donations are needed now, especially type O.
In thanks for helping at this urgent time, all those who come to donate blood or platelets through Aug. 30 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.)
Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Those who donated blood earlier this summer may be eligible to give again. Blood can be safely given every 56 days, and Power Red donations can be given every 16 weeks.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 16 to 31:
Auburn — Aug. 31, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Flagship Cinemas, 730 Center St.
Lewiston — Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Purdue University Global, 475 Lisbon St.; Aug. 27, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 415 Lisbon St.
Sabattus — Aug. 16, 1 to 6 p.m., Town Hall, 190 Middle Road.
Bridgton — Aug. 16, 1 to 6 p.m., Masonic Hall, Harrison Road, Route 117.
Brunswick –Aug. 22, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Elks Lodge, 179 Park Row
Farmington — Aug. 24, noon to 6 p.m., Franklin Memorial Hospital, 1 Hospital Drive.
Strong — Aug. 24, 2 to 6 p.m., Forster Memorial Building, 11 Main St.
Augusta — Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Purdue University Global Augusta, 14 Marketplace Drive; Aug. 20, 1 to 7 p.m., Penney Memorial Church, 393 Water St.; Aug. 23, 7 a.m. to noon, Togus VA Hospital, 1 VA Center.
Belgrade — Aug. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Belgrade Center for All Seasons, 1 Center Drive.
Gardiner — Aug. 31, noon to 5 p.m., Gardiner Lions Club, 10 Lions Ave. Winslow — Aug. 30, 1 to 6 p.m., Winslow VFW, 175 Veterans Drive.
Norway — Aug. 31, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stephens Memorial Hospital, Ripley Medical Building, 193 Main St.
Rumford — Aug. 31, noon to 6 p.m., American Legion, 184 Congress St.
West Paris — Aug. 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Legion Post – #151 West Paris, 6 Church St.
Bowdoin — Aug. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., FHC Inc., 1201 Main St.
Topsham — Aug. 29, noon to 5 p.m., ARC Mid Coast Chapter, 16 Community Way.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.
For more information, visit RedCross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org; follow @RedCross on Twitter.
