Dayton Daily News

WPCUbloodd­rive

- STAFF REPORT

Support the fight against cancer by donating at theWright-Patt Credit Union community blood drive Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The CBC Bloodmobil­e will be at 3560 Pentagon Blvd. Everyone who registers to donate will be entered in a drawing to win two rocking chairs from Cracker Barrel.

Donorsmust make an appointmen­t atwww.DonorTime.comor by calling 937-461-3220.

Everyone who registers to donate will receive the new “Wake Up It’s Time to Support

the Fight” T-shirt honoring September Blood Cancer Awareness Month and October Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Donors will also receive the “We’re All In This Together” face mask (while supplies last) and will be automatica­lly entered in the “Wake Up & Donate Blood Drive” drawing to win a custom Sleep Number bed. The “Time to Support the Fight” T-shirt is the final design in the “Wake Up and Donate” campaign which ends Oct. 31, 2020with the Sleep Number bed drawing.

CBC enters the fall season with one-third of the September blood drive schedule canceled. Many

businesses and organizati­ons cannot host blood drives due to continued COVID-19 related interrupti­ons. High schools that began the year with remote learning have canceled blood drives, while those still scheduled will be at reduced capacity.

CBC is seeking COVID-19 survivors to become “Crisis Warriors” by donating their antibody-rich plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. CCP donors will receive the “COVID19 CrisisWarr­ior” T-shirt. Learn more and register to donate CCP at www.GivingBloo­d.org or call 937-461-3220.

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