Give the Gift of Life: Blood Drives This Week in Central Maine (Jan. 12-17)

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, Jan. 12-17:

• Tue: YMCA, Centre St., Bath, 12n-5
• Wed: FHC, Main St. Bowdoin, 12n-5pm
  Dunkin' Donuts, New County Rd., Thomaston, 10am-3pm
• Fri: Masonic Hall, Main. St., Rockport, 12:30pm-5:30pm
  Camden National Bank, Main St., Belfast, 9am-2pm
• Sat: American Legion, S. China, 9am-12n

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)