Blood Drive In Centerport To Offer Donors Free Mets Tickets

Donors will receive free Mets tickets at a blood drive in Centerport on Thursday, July 12. Officials hope the tickets serve as an incentive to donate following the declaration of a blood emergency in the Long Island region this summer.

The drive will be held at the Centerport Fire Department, located at 9 Park Circle, from 1 to 7 p.m. It is being hosted by Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D.

In addition to helping out the blood supply shortage on Long Island, each donor will receive an electronic voucher which can be redeemed online for a pair of tickets to a New York Mets game.

Donation requirements:

• You can donate blood once every 56 days
• You must be between the ages of 16 and 75
• If you are 16, you will need parental consent
• If you are over the age of 75 you will need a doctor's note
• You must weigh over 110 pounds and be in good health in order to give blood
• No tattoos in the last 12 months

If you have any questions or to schedule an appointment for the blood drive, contact Spencer's office at 631-854-4500. To register online, go here.

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