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NEWS CENTER MAINE HOLDS THIRD STATEWIDE RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE BE SOMEONE’S HERO: DONATE BLOOD

3/26/2020

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PORTLAND/BANGOR, ME – Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. That’s why NEWS CENTER Maine was proud to once again join forces with the American Red Cross for a statewide blood drive held this past Wednesday, March 25.
There were five donation sites including Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Ramada Inn in Lewiston, Rockland Congregational Church in Rockland, O’Brien’s Event Center in Waterville and Jeff’s Catering in Brewer.

The first blood donation was at 8:00 a.m. with the final donation at 6:00 p.m. In all, 153 units were collected. A single donation can possibly help save up to 3 lives, so Wednesday’s donors could potentially help save 459 lives.

“It’s really important for people to think about it (donating blood) before they know someone who needs blood, because the need is so high,” said Beth Corbeau. Beth is the mother of 3 and ½ year-old Jackson Corbeau, a recipient of several blood transfusions.

Blood is critical, especially during this pandemic, and Mainers came out to donate, demonstrating once again that Mainers help Mainers.

For stories and a photo gallery of the day please click here.
About NEWS CENTER Maine:
NEWS CENTER Maine is a local media organization that connects with all of Maine through television broadcast, digital, social and streaming platforms. Our goal is to make life better for Mainers. NEWS CENTER Maine is the NBC affiliate in the WCSH 6 Portland and WLBZ 2 Bangor markets, and is owned by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), the largest owner of top 4 affiliates in the top 25 markets. Across platforms, TEGNA and NEWS CENTER Maine tell empowering stories, conduct impactful investigations and deliver innovative marketing solutions. For More information, visit NEWSCENTERMaine.com
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Kim Charland
Community Relations Director
207-523-2911

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