Give Blood in Strongsville, Get Browns Tickets

Anyone who donates blood to the American Red Cross this Saturday in Strongsville will receive two upper-level tickets to a Cleveland Browns preseason game in August.

The Ehrnfelt Recreation Center, 18100 Royalton Rd., will be a site the the Red Cross' annual Cleveland Browns Blood Drive.

The event will run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27. 

Another local site will be the Berea Recreation Center, at 451 Front St. in Berea.

All registered donors of the Cleveland Browns Blood Drive will receive two upper level tickets to a Browns preseason game in August 2013, a commemorative T-shirt and the chance to win Browns memorabilia (while supplies last).

The drive comes at a vital time for the American Red Cross. The organization recently issued an emergency request for blood and platelet donors after donations were down approximately 10 percent in June, resulting in about 50,000 fewer donations than expected.

Each day, the American Red Cross Northern Ohio Blood Services Region needs about 1,000 donors to step forward and give blood. Eligible donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative blood are especially encouraged to give.

The Annual Cleveland Browns Blood Drive will be held simultaneously at 14 sites in northeast Ohio. Appointments are strongly encouraged. 

 Visit redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code “Browns” or call 1-800 RED CROSS to schedule.