Demetria Castanias of Mason donates blood at a local Hoxworth donor center. File photo
Hoxworth Blood Center and Kings Island are teaming up to offer free park admission to blood donors this week in an effort to encourage blood donations and prevent summer blood shortages.
Donors will receive a free one-day pass to the Mason amusement park when they donate blood at one of the blood donor centers on the following specified dates (see schedule, below).
Hoxworth operates eight neighborhood donor centers in Anderson, Blue Ash, Central at the University of Cincinnati, Downtown, Ft. Mitchell, Tri-County, Western Hills and Mason. Additional donation centers have also been set up this week.
Here’s the donation schedule for this week:
Monday
Hoxworth Anderson, 8:30 a.m—4p.m.
Hoxworth Blue Ash, 10:30 a.m.—6 p.m.
Hoxworth Central, 8:30 a.m.—4 p.m.
Hoxworth Downtown, 7:30 a.m.—4:45 p.m.
Hoxworth Ft. Mitchell, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Hoxworth Mason, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Hoxworth Tri-County, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Hoxworth Western Hills, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Hoxworth Anderson, 10:30 a.m.—6 p.m.
Hoxworth Blue Ash, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Hoxworth Central, 8:30 a.m.—4 p.m.
Hoxworth Downtown, 7:30 a.m.—4:45 p.m.
Hoxworth Ft. Mitchell, 10:30 a.m.—6 p.m.
Hoxworth Mason, 10:30 a.m.—6 p.m.
Hoxworth Tri-County, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Hoxworth Western Hills, Noon—7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Southwest Regional Medical Center, 1—6:30 p.m.
American Legion Sunman (Ind.), 1—6:30 p.m.
Friday
West Chester Activity Center, 1—7 p.m.
Hillsboro High School, 1—7 p.m.
Saturday
Kenton County Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Donation site addresses are listed at www.hoxworth.org. Donors are encouraged to bring in a non-perishable food item to donate to the Freestore Foodbank.
The center anticipates a strong response to this campaign, so they’re encouraging donors make appointments by calling 513-451-0910. Walk-ins are also welcome.
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