Ocean City Masonic Lodge No. 171 will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Ocean City Tabernacle, 550 Wesley Ave., Ocean City, NJ.
Ocean City Lodge No. 171 and the American Red Cross invite all residents, groups and businesses to donate. To be eligible to donate blood through the American Red Cross, individuals must be at least 17 years of age and in general good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and have not donated in the last 56 days. The American Red Cross is especially in need of Type O blood donors.
Appointments are preferred, but not required. To make an appointment, contact the Red Cross at 800-RED CROSS or sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org.
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American Red Cross Biomedical Services plays a critical role in our nation’s health care system. It is the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, collecting and processing more than 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
Ocean City Masonic Lodge No. 171 was constituted on February 25th, 1897, and is the oldest continuous operating fraternal organization in Ocean City. There are approximately 5 million Masons worldwide, including 2 million in the United States.
— News release from the Ocean City Masonic Lodge
