The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public.
Today
12:30 to 6 p.m., North Parish Church, Sanford
Tuesday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bank of America, Brunswick
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., City Hall, Lewiston
12 to 6 p.m., University of New England, Portland
Wednesday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Freeport Caf?Freeport
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pineland Farms, New Gloucester
Noon to 5 p.m., Maine Medical Center Brighton Campus, Portland
1 to 6 p.m., United Methodist Church, Eliot
Thursday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Seacoast Career School, Sanford
Friday
1 to 6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Buckfield
Saturday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Shapleigh Baptist Church, Shapleigh
Monday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chewonki Foundation, Wiscasset
2 to 7 p.m., Fire Barn, Cornish
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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