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 24
  • Madison Junior High School, 205 Main Street, Madison, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • February 25
  • Franklin Memorial Hospital, 1 Hospital Dr, Farmington, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Casco Bay YMCA, 14 Old South Freeport Road, Freeport, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • February 26
  • Second Congregational Church, 51 Main Street, Newcastle, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    American Legion, 335 Limerock Street, Rockland, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • February 28
  • Ice Vault of Maine, 203 Whitten Road, Hallowell, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Manchester Fire Department, 18 Readfield Street, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Emerys Meat and Produce Inc., 35 Bridge Street, 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)

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