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 By  Staff Reports Published 
9:09 am Saturday, October 31, 2015

Red Cross offers special incentives to host winter blood drives

By Staff Reports

This winter, students have an exciting opportunity to earn gift cards and win a college scholarship from the American Red Cross – all while helping to save lives.
High school and college students are encouraged to host a Leaders Save Lives blood drive between Dec. 15, 2015, and Jan. 15, 2016, to be entered to win while gaining valuable leadership experience.
According to www.redcrossblood.org/leaderssavelives, the American Red Cross is giving away $8,000 in scholarships as part of the Leaders Save Lives campaign. Leaders Save Lives is a scholarship opportunity for high school and college students. Participants “will gain a meaningful leadership and community service experience” and “may become eligible to win a scholarship and earn a gift card.”
For more information and to sign up, visit www.redcrossblood.org/leaderssavelives.

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