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Blood Drive: Give a Pint (of Blood), Get a Pint (of Ice Cream)

The US Department of Agriculture and American Red Cross are teaming up again to bring you a mobile blood drive that will be set up at Memorial Park.

Not only will you have a chance to give blood and save a life, you will also get a coupon for a pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream, for a pint of blood you give.

You can sign up online by following the instructions below or you can call (510-559-6096) or email (steven.huynh@ars.usda.gov) Steven Huynh to sign you up.

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1) Log on to https://www.givelife.org/

2) Enter "USDA" as the sponsor code and click "search" button

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3) Click on "USDA Albany American Red Cross Bus"

4) Find a time with available appointments and click "schedule"

5) Click "O.K." to be redirected to the sign in/registration page

6) Sign in or register with email address and password (usually your birthday e.g.01/01/2010)

7) You are signed up. If you have any questions about eligibility requirements, go to:

http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements

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