{"id":292199,"date":"2025-04-01T11:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=292199"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:23:17","slug":"give-blood-in-april-chance-to-win-5000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=292199","title":{"rendered":"Give Blood in April &#8211; Chance to Win $5000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/redcrossblood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/redcrossblood.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292200\" width=\"352\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/redcrossblood.jpg 600w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/redcrossblood-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/redcrossblood-295x175.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>This April, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give lifesaving blood or platelets now as seasonal travel ramps up. <\/strong>Spring break and holidays can make it challenging to keep donation appointments, but each donation is critical to patient care.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All who come to give in April will be automatically entered for a chance to win a $5,000 gift card. There will be three lucky winners. Additionally, those who come to give&nbsp;April 1-13, 2025, will receive a $15 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. All who come to give later in the month, April 14-30, 2025, will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. See <a href=\"https:\/\/us.cisionone.cision.com\/c\/eJwszEGupCAUheHVwOwaBAQZMHgTt1EB7lVJaVEFRJNefae63_Q7OT96OSctDCc_Wq2mUTk18d0rIyQ6NyNqjKuWUiZjnJjjHBVOo-PZG0uRnBbWOoyPcQwWhZ0ny7RoGemZP3CGfFBtMCVrtcF1duA-V_8zfAd--L33d2Pqh8mFyeW-76ESplpai0cpOJS6MbkcJYUD9nLSO2zE5EIXvXpjctny2iGFilAqdGh7rh3WUmHLV35t8L-y9_PgJ2EOUOmg0Agy-n_w-AWmfqw2auLVv-huTItnarlfQyonb70Snd_PFAK5VY6gV5VAozYQ47yCSylFo4MRWvPLy78BAAD__4fDbRc\">RedCrossBlood.org\/Hope<\/a> for details on all three offers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us.cisionone.cision.com\/c\/eJw0jkuPmzAURn-N2TkyfuIFC6YtyqIP0aqVZoWu7cvEHTDEJknbX1_Rx_bcc66-0PLGS6YrbGsjhaqFFaq6tCCYU06hqVFz57lFkMwqyUEJxxRWsdUGHVrJjLHBjXUNJjDTKEMkKzHga7zSBeKMuVDljZE6TI2l9nrff52OQzW3l33fChEd4T3hPSyYo4eUMfi8lkKXn6dygYzbGtN-8utyeKJ7_C1eCO83zGVNMBPel1uBNM54STD-_zCu-bDefR2u94_-w4_z9j51qdGP5xf_7J_OT5--SfGmGTqJ0-dm674M6TwQ0SMRb7-v_jZAtWCIQDPOCAVpDO0fMP4DRHRGaqGq3CZ8FCLZqy9xvx9jq7JnxOVoFADaiddUTsJTGaSmzjUTtd57pyVoJmV1b_nvAAAA___xrX4_\">Click here<\/a> to see a list of upcoming Red Cross community blood drives in our Minnesota and Dakotas Region for <strong>April 2025<\/strong>. Please note that the drive schedule is subject to change. To see the latest, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/us.cisionone.cision.com\/c\/eJwsy0EOoyAUgOHTwA6D8ABZsOjGazTAe1ZTFQtWkzn9pJPZfn9-DGrIIC2n0DvQptdeGz6HYZDeU5YobQRCrQz1NGFU2mCPPvMlWEeJPEjnPKZn30eH0g3GMZBtQXovH7HFZaXahMnOgcVp8MJ_rvNP9wt8DfN5Ho3pB1MjU-N9310lzLW0ltZSsCv1xdS4lhxXMZeNjvgipka6aD8bU2P7pm9NcRdHLUfcqZvPbeUb4RJFpZViI7Fg-AfP_8D0w4HVhtew090YyHduy3l1uWy8nZVo-z0mRvKT6gVMOgtAsCKlYRI-55wsRCsB-BXU3wAAAP__b1Bmdg\">RedCrossBlood.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This April, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give lifesaving blood or platelets now as seasonal travel ramps up. 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