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Donate Blood, Get 2 Free Mets Tickets At Deer Park Blood Drive
The Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department Community Blood Drive will take place next week.
DEER PARK, NY — If you're hoping to catch a baseball game this season and also enjoy giving back, you're in luck.
The Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department, along with Suffolk Legislator Tom Donelly, will host a Community Blood Drive on Monday, April 10 from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
All donors will receive two free Mets tickets. The event will take place at 94 Lake Avenue in Deer Park.
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On March 6, the New York Blood Center announced its first blood donation shortage of 2023.
The number of blood donations still are not back to pre-pandemic levels, its website said.
Find out what's happening in Deer Park-North Babylonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Barbara Goemans, a volunteer firefighter and coordinator of the event, told Patch that the blood drive is an annual event. After recently losing her father, who received lots of blood donations, the event is personal.
"When you donate blood, you're not just helping your community. You're helping many others the same time," she said. "It's an easy, simple thing to do. It doesn't take much time."
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