The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public:
Today
12:30 to 6 p.m., St. Aspinquid Masonic Hall, York
1 to 6 p.m., Masonic Hall, Bridgton
1 to 6 p.m., Events on Broadway, South Portland
Thursday
1 to 6 p.m., Kittery Lions Club
2 to 7 p.m., Western Maine Veterans Home, South Paris
2 to 7 p.m., Saint James Hall, Biddeford
Friday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., American Red Cross Bus at The Hampton Inn, Bath
Saturday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Red Cross Bus at Vacationland Bowling, Saco
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grace Family Church, Waterboro
Monday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marriott Sable Oaks, South Portland
12:30 to 6 p.m., North Parish Church, Sanford
1 to 6 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, Brunswick
Tuesday
1 to 6 p.m., St. Marys, Wells
April 27
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., USM, Gorham
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., USM, Portland
Portland Donor Center, 524 Forest Ave., is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and the first and third Saturdays of each month, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston is open on Monday (except holidays), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday to Thursday, noon to 7 p.m.
Platelet donors also are needed. Donations by appointment.
For information, call 775-2367 or (800) 482-0743.
The following Maine Blood Center blood drives are open to the public. (For more details, call 883-4990.)
Today
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mercy Hospital, Westbrook
Thursday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., NorDx, Scarborough.
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