Give thanks by giving the gift of life

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Thanksgiving is a word of action. Would you give blood to save the life of someone you love?

Thanksgiving is a word of action. Would you give blood to save the life of someone you love?

Of course you would.

Give thanks this season by making an appointment to donate blood through the Blood Bank of Hawaii. You never know whose life you’ll save.

To schedule an appointment or get more information, call 848-4770 or visit BBH.org.

Sign up to save lives today. The requirements to be a blood donor are simple:

• Be in good health.

• Be 18 years of age or older (17 with signed Blood Bank of Hawaii parent/legal guardian consent form).

• Weigh 110 pounds or more.

• Bring photo ID with date of birth.

Here are upcoming November blood drives on Hawaii Island. Dates and times are subject to change.

EAST HAWAII

• 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 21 and 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale Main Room, Hilo.

• 7:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Nov. 23, Grand Naniloa Hotel Crown Room, Hilo.

WEST HAWAII

• 10 a.m.-4:15 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 8), Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows, Mauna Lani Ballroom.

• 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 9), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Kona Stake Cultural Hall.