Blood donation. Photo provided | Unsplash via Nguyen Hiep

The City of Fort Wright and the American Red Cross will host an essential blood drive on March 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Wright City Building on Kyles Lane.

The American Red Cross will also present $10 electronic Amazon gift cards to all blood drive donors in March who get free A1C testing, a blood test used for detecting diabetes. Gift cards will be delivered by email.

Call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and enter: FtWright to schedule an appointment. You can also speed up the donation process by visiting redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to fill out a pre-donation reading and health history before your appointment.

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