Global Blood Drives
Communities Across the United States and India Schedule Urgent Blood Donation Drives in October
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Community blood drives are scheduled in several locations in early October. In Kanpur, the Indian Red Cross Society and Regional Sports Office will hold a voluntary donation camp at Green Park stadium on Oct. 1, beginning at 10 a.m. Mercer Island’s city, chamber of commerce and Bloodworks Northwest are hosting a drive Oct. 1–2 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, with appointments available during daytime hours. A Bloodworks Northwest drive will take place Oct. 5 at Normandy Park City Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; donors using the listed promotional code can earn bonus rewards points. The University of Arizona and American Red Cross will host a drive Oct. 6 at the campus store from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., offering donors a $15 e-gift card and directing donations to the local community.
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The Kanpur camp will be inaugurated by district magistrate Mahendra Singh Tanwar, who also heads the local Indian Red Cross Society.
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In Kanpur, donors should enter Green Park stadium through Gate 10B; the camp is in the park-side area on the first floor above the director’s pavilion.
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Mercer Island connected its October drive to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, noting that transfusions can help replace blood cells damaged by chemotherapy.
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The University of Arizona said the local blood supply is critically low and that donors can trace how their donations help people in Southern Arizona.
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