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Old Abington School House to Hold 'Sean Strong' Blood Drive

The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be at the Old Abington School House June 2.

The Old Abington School House, located at 1801 Susquehanna Road in Abington (across from the Abignton YMCA), will be the site of an American Red Cross Blood Drive, June 2 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

According to the Abington Patch calendar, the event has been organized by a local family in celebration of their son Sean’s end of his chemotherapy, three years ago, crediting blood transfusions to helping to save Sean’s life.

The Americn Red Cross website states that more than 1-million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year, many of whom will need blood during chemotherapy treatment, sometimes daily.

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To register for the blood drive, visit www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation and enter sponsor code 02216207.


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