Local residents

are being encouraged to give blood Sunday, July 13, at a blood drive for

the American Red Cross at the First United Methodist Church in Fayetteville

from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The blood supply

dwindles in the summer because schools aren't open to hold blood drives,

and those donations account for a significant amount of the supply, according

to Red Cross officials. Also, businesses that typically hold blood drives

during the school year tend to slow down the pace in the summer because

of employees taking vacation.

Those planning

to donate should set aside about an hour for the whole process, including

registration, donation and recovery time with juice and cookies.

Appointment

times are available by calling the blood drive hotline at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE

or online at www.givelife.org.

Interested

persons who can't attend the blood drive can donate blood at the new donation

center the Red Cross recently opened in Stockbridge. The center is located

at 675 Southcrest Parkway in Suite 120, near the Garden Ridge home improvement

store.

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