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Blytheville community hosts blood drives for sickle cell awareness
American Red Cross and the Blytheville community are hosting blood drives for sickle cell awareness.
Blytheville community hosts blood drives for sickle cell awareness By Monae Stevens | December 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 8:04 AM
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - The American Red Cross is hosting blood drives on Dec. 10th and Dec. 11th at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church from 12:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. to raise awareness of sickle cell disease.
Over 20 people in the Blytheville community are living with Sickle cell disease, and the need for blood is at higher importance especially during the pandemic.