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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>DOWNTOWN DURHAM COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>Thursday, November 2, 2023</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>from 1:00-6:00 p.m.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>at First Presbyterian Church </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>(Across from Durham's Main Library)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>Parking at 300 E. Liberty Street</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>Enter where there are six glass doors</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Go online to <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M2ZTQYNAVZZPJvGx9_kUmemx_lNfor2V-isAkAbJj-h6w_8cENgQyZTJIBEj0wV8_Aarucb2-XO8rqJ_Oe-wZJlhvVnaZZKGdgdphHSxpOdNlpiB3T2bVeZrOyP7-iSq2dJL6OrXd6XCQcyStSzmXw==&c=jMaMjInPi2G1zIktLL-BQ5-GjSyqh-PkeNmbNMgxrX3ELVN2q52KkQ==&ch=vuCRfbKvbnHWjMR5r5MWpEek3IiZK2vIsmIulheVnNeFcWMPLKpM6w==" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#F2250F'>RedCrossBlood.org</span></i></b></a> and use code </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>firstpres</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> to schedule your appointment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>We have </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'>17</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#E94C3A;mso-ligatures:none'> spots left to fill</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>. Invite family, friends, co-workers to give. The Red Cross has been facing dire blood inventory for several months post-COVID. As a result, too often, treating physicians have to make difficult decisions between who can receive a blood product and who will have to wait. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>If you are healthy and it has been over 50 days since your last blood donation, please sign up to donate. Most donations take about an hour, so book your appointment today. Then come on November 2nd, roll up your sleeve, and become a part of the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>