SEMO SETS RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

The American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive at Southeast Missouri State University beginning Monday to replenish low blood supplies in the area.

Donations will be taken from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Participants should go to Academic Auditorium on Monday and Tuesday, and the Student Recreation Center on Wednesday and Thursday.

Donations are needed from people with all blood types, but particularly type O blood. Some 46 percent of the population has type O blood.

People who don't know their blood type are encouraged to donate. After the drive, the Red Cross will send a card with information -- including blood type and the number of donations given in the past -- to expedite future donations.