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There's a Hero in All of Us. Find Yours with LifeShare.

Not all heroes wear capes. LifeShare Community Blood Services is looking to you to help save lives in and across Northeast Ohio.

Some of us do it for family. Others, for a friend. Some just believe it’s the right thing to do.

No matter your reason for donating, your donation with LifeShare Community Blood Services is vital in helping us maintain an adequate supply of blood for hospital patients in and across Northeast Ohio.

Who We Are

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LifeShare Community Blood Services is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization established in 1948. With a deep understanding that donors are our most valuable community resource, LifeShare conducts mobile blood drives seven days a week throughout the region in addition to maintaining four permanent donor facilities where walk-ins are always welcome.

LifeShare is accredited by the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks), licensed by the Food and Drug Administration and is affiliated with America’s Blood Centers and Blood Systems - one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit comprehensive transfusion medicine organizations.

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Who You are Saving

By donating with LifeShare, you are helping to save the life of local and area hospital patients affected by illness or trauma. Just one unit of blood collected is capable of saving up to four lives.

How Can I Help?

Find The Hero In You by signing up to host a blood drive in your community or place of business. You can also call 1-866-644-5433 or visit www.lifeshare.cc to schedule an appointment to donate blood at an upcoming mobile blood drive or neighborhood donor center near you.

Don’t wait until trauma strikes to decide it’s time to act. Be a hero today.

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