PORTLAND — The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to help their communities prepare for emergencies by giving blood during National Preparedness Month this September.
To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- 733-2767). For information on planning for emergencies and preparedness training, visit redcross.org/prepare.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities include:
Brunswick: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23, Bank of America, 5 Industrial Parkway;
Harpswell: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 19, Elijah Kellogg Church, 917 Harpswell Road.
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