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Green Hills Community, 6557 S. U.S. Route 68, West Liberty, hosts a Community Blood Center blood drive from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, in the Community Center.
The blood drive honors West Liberty resident Scott Boyd, who received 108 units of blood during emergency surgery following a bush hog rotary mower accident Aug. 12. He is receiving treatment at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Donors also will have the chance to register to win an Alaska vacation for two for the “Wild About Alaska Summer Blood Drive.” Everyone who registers to donate will receive the “Blood Donors Don’t Moose Around” T-shirt.
The CBC is currently deferring potential donors for 28 days who have traveled to Zika endemic areas in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central or South America, along with Florida’s Miami-Dade County. Several residents of a Miami neighborhood have contracted the Zika virus and health experts believe it was transmitted locally by mosquito bites.
Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.donortime.com or call (800) 388-4483.