The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public:
Today
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Town Hall, Buxton
Wednesday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., CIEE, Portland
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., FHC, Inc. Bowdoin
Thursday
Noon to 5 p.m., Elks Lodge, Saco
Friday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Comfort Inn, South Portland
1 to 6 p.m., Mason Oxford Lodge, Norway
Saturday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Town Hall, Berwick
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Masonic Hall, New Gloucester
Monday
12:30 to 6 p.m., North Parish Church, Sanford
1 to 6 p.m., St. Matthew’s Church, Limerick
The Portland Donor Center, 524 Forest Ave., is open noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston is open noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays.
Platelet donors also are needed. For an appointment or more information, call 775-2367 or 1-800-482-0743.
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