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Blood Connection Blood Drive

Give the gift of life and get $20 in return.

Blood donations are desperately low. The Blood Connection, which provides blood and plasma to Mission Health and Advent Health, is holding a special drive this Friday, 10 am to 4 pm at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center in downtown Asheville.

When you donate, you’ll receive a $20 gift card to use anyway you’d like – like getting some delicious goodies from The Chocolate Fetish right across the street from the civic center!

Book your appointment here. 

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