Upcoming blood drives across the county are announced
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Blood Assurance has scheduled three blood drives in Polk County during the month of April. As the region’s only non-profit blood center, Blood Assurance is the exclusive provider of blood products for area hospitals, including Polk Medical Center.

Walmart in Rockmart will host a blood drive on Friday, April 9 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rockmart will host a blood drive on Monday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Polk Medical Center will host a blood drive on Friday, April 30 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

All donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Visitors at any blood drive during the month of April can register for one of two John Deere riding lawn mowers. All donors will receive a complimentary snack and t-shirt.

For more information about donating blood, please contact Sandra Kerr at 706-235-9853 or visit www.bloodassurance.org.
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