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Blood Drive in Honor of Police Week
Blood Connection will be holding its drive at number of Upstate sites today and tomorrow.
This week is National Police Week. Wednesday was National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.
During police week each year, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers will gather in Washington, DC to take part in a number of events designed to pay honor to those officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
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Here in the Upstate, The Blood Connection has been holding a blood drive in connection with the special week.
The Bloodmobile will be all over the Upstate this week during the National Law Enforcement Memorial Week Blood Drive, including several locations in Greer on Friday, so there's lots of chances to give the gift of life.
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Each donor will receive a free t-shirt.
The blood drive will be held today at a number of locations.
From 11am – 7pm at the Walmart in Laurens, located at 922 W. Main Street.
From 11am – 7pm at the Bi-Lo in Clinton, located at 927 S. Broad Street.
From 12:30 – 4pm at the McCormick Law Enforcement Center, located at 610 S. Mine Street.
From 2:30pm – 7pm at the Walmart located at 1451 Woodruff Road.
On Friday, May 17, the blood drive will be held:
From 9am – 4pm at the Greer Law Enforcement Center, located at 101 W. Poinsett Street.
From 11am – 7pm at the Walmart in Greer, at 14055 Wade Hampton Boulevard.
From 11am – 7pm at the Walmart in Simpsonville, located at 950 Grandview Drive.
From 11am – 7pm at the Ace Hardware in Woodruff, located at 345 S. Main Street.
From 2pm – 7pm at the Walmart in Toccoa, located at 3886 Georgia Highway 17.
Throughout the week, The Blood Connection will also be collecting at its Centers throughout the Upstate, which are open from 8am – 6pm.
The Easley Center is located at 1954 E. Main Street.
The Greenville Center is located at 435 Woodruff Road.
The Seneca Center is located at 1308 Sandifer Boulevard.
The Greenwood Center is located at 341 Old Abbeville Highway.
The Spartanburg Center is located at 270 North Grove Medical Park Drive.
For more information on the blood drives, visit thebloodconnection.org
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