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Photo Gallery: Chamber Of Commerce Blood Drive

Chelo's Home Town Bar & Grille in Smithfield hosted the collection drive, sponsored by the North Central Chamber of Commerce.

On Sept. 1, the , along with Chamber member Chelo's Home Town Bar & Grille on Putnam Pike in Smithfield, teamed up to sponsor a blood drive.

Chamber President Deborah Ramos reported that the Rhode Island Blood Center collected nine pints of blood from the blood drive, just one short of the day's goal of 10 pints.

The Chamber sponsors blood drives quarterly, Ramos explained, and the group is planning to extend the drives to six times a year.

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Dexter Credit Union in North Scituate is the next scheduled location for the Chamber's December blood drive.

For more information on other blood drives in the area, visit  the Rhode Island Blood Center website or call 800-283-8385.

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