Unique blood donation opportunities upcoming in Clayton

For any Rabunites who are fans of the television series Game of Thrones, the American Red Cross has a unique incentive for local residents to give blood.

Right now, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types, and blood

products are being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in. Recent

snowstorms and severe weather in many parts of the country have forced hundreds of blood drive cancellations, causing more than 20,000 blood and platelet donations to go uncollected.

Individuals of all blood types – especially type O – are asked to make an appointment to donate blood or platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org.

To celebrate the final season of Game of Thrones, HBO and the Red Cross have partnered to ask fans and blood donors to Bleed #ForTheThrone this March. This is the largest blood

donation promotional effort by an entertainment company in Red Cross history.

As part of the partnership, fans who come to donate blood or platelets with the Red Cross now through March 17 will automatically be entered for a chance to win one of five trips to the season 8 world premiere of Game of Thrones.

Additionally, those who come to donate will also receive exclusive Game of Thrones swag including a T-shirt.

The next opportunity to donate blood will be on March 28 from 1 – 6 p.m. located at the Clayton Baptist Church Ministry Activity Center, 87 S. Church Street.