Blood Drives in Central Maine: Give the Gift of Life, Dec. 22 – Dec. 29

Are you giving blood this week? It takes just a little amount of time and your donation is crucial to the American Red Cross. Did you know that 1 pint can save up to 3 lives? Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day. Let's do our part.

Here is where you can donate this week:

• December 22, 2015

Ice Vault of Maine, 203 Whitten Road, Hallowell, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sebasticook Valley Elks Lodge, 140 Middle Street, Pittsfield, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot Street, Freeport, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

• December 23, 2015

Lowes, 250 Bath Road, Brunswick,9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

• December 26, 2015

Waldoboro Baptist Church, 71 Grace Avenue, Waldoboro, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

• December 29, 2015

Hilton Garden Inn, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

You can also donate daily at the Central Maine Medical Center Blood Donation Center in Lewiston from 11:45am-7pm.

To make a blood donation appointment, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)