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American Red Cross Blood Drive

Did you know:

That platelets have a shelf life of only 5 days, red cells have a shelf life of only 42 days?

That only 1% of the population has AB- blood?

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That if your blood type is 0- it can be transfused to all blood types?

That every 2 seconds someone needs blood?

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That we would love to have you donate at our blood drive Friday October 21st?

 

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