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For more information, contact:

Christopher Horrigan        

919-764-1021

recreation@cityofcreedmoor.org

City of Creedmoor partners with American Red Cross to host commUNITY blood drive

City of Creedmoor will host a commUNITY blood drive with the American Red Cross on Monday, April 3^rd from 12:30pm to 5:30pm at Creedmoor Community Center.

For more information or to make an appointment to donate, sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code Creedmoor.

City of Creedmoor is committed to strengthening their commUNITY and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations. This blood drive is their way of giving staff, colleagues and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.

Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red Cross.

We urge commUNITY members to donate blood and help ensure that patients in local hospitals have a supply of blood ready and waiting before an emergency occurs. There’s no better feeling than knowing that your blood donation may give someone a second chance at life.

Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative and A negative. According to the Red Cross, type O negative is the universal blood type that can be safely transfused to anyone and is often used to treat trauma patients.