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Give the gift of life and give blood on Tuesday, March 1 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Riverhead Firehouse through the rear entrance at 540 Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead.

For every blood donation during the month of March, the New York Blood Center will donate to a local food bank.

Appointments are preferred and can be done online through the New York Blood Center website or by calling 1(800)933-2566. For any questions about the blood drive, call Lauren Reichel at (631)466-0716.

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Julia-Anna is a Riverhead native and a recent graduate of Stony Brook University, with a degree in Biology and minor in Anthropology.