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Blood Drive - July 3rd- Ellington Baptist Church

Give blood this holiday weekend! Appointments are available from 11:30 to 4:15. Door buster prizes guarenteed for all donors.

What can you give a country for its birthday? The gift of life. This holiday weekend, come and give blood with the American Red Cross.The need is constant, the rewards are immediate.

Contact Erin Currey by phone (860-882-4236) or by email (currel12@wfu.edu) to schedule an appointment.

Anyone who comes by to donate will automatically receive a free American Red Cross ball cap (while supplies last) and a free raffle ticket. Prizes for the raffle include a $180 prize package from Anytime Fitness, as well as a gift card from TSI Harley Davidson, a specially commissioned painting from local artist Marissa Dwyer, and more!

Additional tickets can be purchased for $1, with all funds raised being donated to Foodshare.

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Give the gift of life this weekend, by raising money for local food banks and by donating blood product to our local, Connecticut hospitals.

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