The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public:
Today
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Southern Maine Community College, South Portland
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Hyde School, Bath
Wednesday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mercy Hospital, Portland
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sweetser, Brunswick
Thursday
Noon to 6 p.m., Gibson Recreation Center, Fryeburg
Friday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Funtown, Saco
Saturday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mason Village 26, Bowdoinham
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Town Hall, Standish
Monday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Maine Medical Center, Portland
12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Elm Street Congregational Church, Camden
1 to 6 p.m., North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth
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. Donations by appointment. For information, call 775-2367 or 1-800-482-0743.
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