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Don't Miss the 3rd Annual Harley Davidson Give Away

Saturday, May 17 at Big Swamp Harley Davidson in Opelika.

Reverse Drawing for the bike begins at 3:00 p.m.

The Poker Run has been cancelled due to lack of pre-registrations.

Get Your Ticket Now to Win Me!

Make your donation now to the Lee County Red Cross and get in the drawing to win a brand new 2008 Harley Davidson Heritage Classic Softail in black. The first 500 donors who make a contribution of $100 or more to the Lee County Red Cross between now and May 17 will receive a ticket and be entered into the drawing. You do not have to be present to win. Click here for more information.

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Opelika Blood Donor Room Has New Schedule

Effective June 2008

Traditionally our Opelika Chapter House is open for blood donations every Wednesday from 12-6 p.m. Beginning in June 2008, we will only hold blood drives at our Opelika office only the first Wednesday of each month from 12-6. The change is necessary as a cost saving method due to the dwindling number of donors who turn out for the weekly blood drives. For the past year, we have averaged only 8 donors per week and our goal is 15. The cost of having three nurses and all of the equipment available is not covered by only collecting 8 units of blood. "In the past year since the West Point Stevens plant has shut down, we have seen a drastic drop in our weekly blood collections. Obviously, our Opelika office is not a conveneint location for our donors and we need to get out and go where the people are," said Jennifer Ryan, Executive Director of the Lee County Chapter.

"We regret any inconvenience the change in schedule will cause. We don't want donors to think we don't need their blood. We are still in critical need of all blood types. We are asking our community partners, schools, businesses, churches and civic clubs to please help us increase donations by hosting drives in our community," said W.B. Stewart, Donor Recruiter for the Lee County Chapter. If the Lee County Chapter has to stop offering three drives a month at our Opelika office, we need to replace those drives with more drives in and around our community. If you would like to host a community blood drive, please contact W.B. Stewart at 334-318-2790 or email him at stewartwb@usa.redcross.org.

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Red Cross Finishes in Top 20 at Talladega Race

Driver Greg Biffle poses with the

3M/Red Cross Car, Ford Fusion # 16

The American Red Cross, 3M and Roush Fenway Racing teamed up to promote the American Red Cross and the importance of blood donations. Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet Member and NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle drove the American Red Cross car, #16, this past weekend in Talladega, Alabama. He finished 18th in the race. The American Red Cross will have a 20' x 20' promotional display at NASCAR races going on through October and the campaign will finish up in Phoenix, AZ. Click here for more information.

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Be sure and join our Lee County Alabama Chapter team at redcrossracing.com.

Our team has been bumped from the # 1 spot!

Help us regain our lead by giving blood, referring others and joining our team.

You will need this crew code to join our team: ER748LE.

Thanks for participating and saving lives through blood donation and encouraging your friends to give blood.