The West Park Mall and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 27 at the mall in Cape Girardeau.
T-shirts will be given to all donors.
All blood types are needed, but type O is particularly needed. Type O is the most common blood type and is used in 52 percent of all surgeries. Since only 46 percent of the population has type O blood, these donors are asked to give blood more frequently.
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