Blood drive scheduled

    The Caribou Mason’s Lodge 170 will be sponsoring a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Monday, April 27, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center.     All presenting donors may enter a raffle to win tickets to the Red Sox and be “Blood Donor” of the game.
    The American Red Cross supplies all Maine hospitals with the majority of needed blood. Type “O” is the universal blood type and may be transfused to anyone during an emergency.  
    More patients are type “O” than any other and “O” patients may only be transfused with that type, which often leads to supply shortages.
    Anyone who is type “O” is asked to donate on a regular basis and to bring family members, as blood types are inherited.
    Type “O” blood is also needed regularly for newborn babies.
    All eligible donors are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and give the gift of life.