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Thursday, November 08, 2012  Updated with video; Albany State University held a blood drive Wednesday to help local blood banks and to educate the community.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage and Phoebe Putney is hosting a blood drive tomorrow at 10 a.m. to help.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  Updated with video; During this past summer the Albany donor center of the American Red Cross announced it would be closing by the end of the year, but now those plans have changed.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital tries to make it easy for its employees to donate blood.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Each of the Red Cross blood centers is holding a drawing for their donors for a chance at two Delta Airlines tickets.

Friday, January 22, 2010  Phoebe therapist Will Sells was surprised this afternoon with two roundtrip Delta Airlines tickets after his name was put into a drawing for donating blood to the American Red Cross.