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Library hosts blood drive on July 8

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8 at the R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton. (Courtesy of Sequoyah Regional Library System)

Credit: Sequoyah Regional Library System

Credit: Sequoyah Regional Library System

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8 at the R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton. (Courtesy of Sequoyah Regional Library System)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
July 6, 2022

A community blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8 at the R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton.

To make an appointment, contact the American Red Cross at RedCrossBlood.org and enter code RTJones or call 1-800-Red-Cross.

The drive is open to adults ages 18 and older.

Attendees are advised to wear a protective face covering and follow social distancing guidelines.

The library’s phone number is 770-479-3090.

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