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American Red Cross Blood Drive at TCPL, Danby Fire Department this Friday

2 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, Local

American Red Cross Blood Drive at TCPL, Danby Fire Department this Friday

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ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — On Friday, February 20th, you can give blood at the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) or the Danby Fire Department.

The drive at TCPL will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and the drive at the Danby Fire Department will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The American Red Cross faces a blood shortage that is especially serious for platelets, type O, A negative, and B negative blood. 

Make an appointment on the Red Cross website here.

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