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Murrieta Branch of SD County Credit Union To Host Blood Drive

Schedule your time slot for June 1. "Lives depend on it!"

MURRIETA, CA โ€” The San Diego County Credit Union is hosting six blood drives Tuesday, June 1 โ€” one in Murrieta and five in San Diego County.

Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has strained community blood supplies, the financial institution said, urging locals to step up and donate as "lives depend on it!"

In Murrieta, the blood drive will be at San Diego County Credit Union at 25165 Madison Ave.

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Register online with the San Diego Blood Bank for the drives, set at the various locations from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.. Click below on a nearby site to schedule appointments:

SDCCU, which serves Southern California customers in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, has supported the San Diego Blood Bank for more than 20 years.

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"Blood donations are especially critical at this time of year after a busy winter season, and this year has been especially challenging," SDCCU officials said. " While an increased need for blood exists, donations have decreased due to businesses and community partners being unable to host normal drives because of newly implemented work-from-home policies and restrictions on gatherings." For more information, visit sandiegobloodbank.org.

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