Give the Gift of Life: Blood Drives This Week in Central Maine (Feb. 10-14)

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:

• February 11

American Legion, 184 Congress St., Rumford, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• February 12

Winslow VFW, 175 Veterans Drive, Winslow, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Skowhegan Elks Lodge, 21 Silver Street, Skowhegan, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
American Legion, 26 Casco Road, Routes 11 and 302, Naples, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

• February 13

Knights of Columbus, 807 Middle Street, Bath, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• February 14

Christ Episcopal Church, 2 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lawrence HS, 9 School St., Fairfield, 9:00 AM – 3:00 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)