Red Cross to host blood drive at East

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive at Columbus East High School, 230 S. Marr Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.

This summer, the American Red Cross and Cedar Fair theme parks are partnering to offer a free Cedar Fair park ticket to those who donate blood at select blood drives, including the Columbus site. Each person who donates will receive one free ticket, valid for entry to participating U.S. Cedar Fair parks, including Cedar Point and Kings Island. Tickets are valid through Sept. 2.

Appointments to donate are strongly encouraged. Donors with appointments will be taken first.

Donors may visit redcrossblood.org/cedarfair to take advantage of an exclusive ticket offer that gives $2 of each ticket purchased online back to the Red Cross.

A complete list of Cedar Fair ticket drives in Indiana is available online at redcrossbloodorg.