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The 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, Dec. 21.
Community Blood Center offers a “Rogue Blood Donor: A Story of Hope” Star Wars-inspired T-shirt free to everyone who registers to donate. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.donortime.com or call (800) 388-4483.
The holiday period can be a challenging time for maintaining the area blood supply. If you must miss an appointment to donate, reschedule when you can. The CBC especially encourages the continued support of type O whole blood donors and type A/B platelet and plasma donors.
The CBC is now testing blood donations for the Zika virus in compliance with recommendations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to protect the blood supply.
With Zika testing now in place, the CBC is no longer deferring donors for travel to Zika endemic areas.