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URGENT NEED: RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TUESDAY AUG 6 2:30-7:30 HILLSIDE UMC WOODSTOCK GA (NEXT TO ROSE CREEK LIBRARY, ACROSS FROM ROSE CREEK PUBLIX). NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY, WALK INS ARE WELCOME.

• Right now, blood products are being distributed to area hospitals almost as quickly as donations are coming in.

• Donations of all blood types are needed to ensure a sufficient blood supply.

• Every day, the Red Cross must collect almost 17,000 pints of blood for patients at nearly 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion.

• Your blood donation could help save more than one life.

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