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Community Blood Center of the Carolinas Offering Blood Donors Chance at ACC Tickets

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During the month of November the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is giving away four family four-packs to the Dec. 6 ACC Championship game at Bank of America Stadium. Donors who give blood or platelets at one of CBCC’s donation centers during the month will automatically be entered to win.

The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas will be giving away four packs of: Four ACC Football Championship Tickets, Four ACC Football Hats and Four Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich coupons. The ticket drawing will include all Nov. 1-30 center donors. Centers are located in Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Hickory, and Greensboro. Each donation counts as one entry except double red cell donations which count as two.

“This holiday season, we are grateful for lifesaving blood donors,” said Martin Grable, president and CEO of Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. “As always, local patients rely on committed donors during this season of giving and CBCC is excited to offer this gift to four of our donors who are so generous with their time.”

To check eligibility and schedule any type of appointment via phone, call 704-972-4700. Platelet donors may also email plateletdonor@cbcc.us and O type blood donors may email odonor@cbcc.us. Appointments can also be made online at www.cbcc.us.

About Community Blood Center of the Carolinas

The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is a non-profit community-based blood center and the primary blood supplier to 27 regional hospitals, serving 19 North Carolina and three South Carolina counties. CBCC focuses exclusively on gathering red blood cells, platelets and plasma from volunteer donors to save local lives – every drop of blood collected remains here to help people in the Carolinas. CBCC is a member of America’s Blood Centers, North America’s largest network of community-based, independent blood centers providing more than 50% of the nation’s blood supply.

For more information on hosting a blood drive or donating blood in your area, visit www.cbcc.us or call 704-972-4700.

Follow the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BloodCenter and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CBCCarolinas.

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Phone: 704-649-6571