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Memorial Day Red Cross Blood Drives: Save a Life While Shopping By Donating Blood at Mall of Georgia

Drive is noon-5 p.m. each day near Dick's Sporting Goods

WHAT: Help save lives … Donate blood this Memorial Day Weekend!

Mall of Georgia near Buford and Town Center at Cobb will open their doors to the community as host sites for American Red Cross Blood Drives over Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26.

Need a reason to give? Take a look at the following statistics courtesy of the American Red Cross:

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·         Someone needs blood every two seconds in the U.S.

·         Just one pint of blood can save up to three lives!

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·         Type O is the most requested by hospitals.

·         More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.

·         Approximately 60% of the U.S. population is eligible to donate – yet only 5% actually do!

WHEN           Mall of Georgia: 3333 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30519

WHERE:      Upper Level near Dick’s Sporting Goods

                        May 24-26, 12-5 p.m.  

 

                        Town Center at Cobb: 400 Barrett Pkwy, Kennesaw, GA 30144

Sears Court

                        May 24-26, 12-5 p.m.

HOW: Donors may schedule an advance appointment by visiting http://redcrossblood.org and entering code ‘tcac’ for Town Center at Cobb or ‘moga’ for Mall of Georgia.

For more information on these events at Mall of Georgia and Town Center at Cobb, please visit http://bit.ly/1mCQTDy and http://bit.ly/TCCdrives514.

For more blood donation facts, visit the American Red Cross online at www.givelife.org.

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