Red Cross accepting ‘Sandy’ donations

The Central Georgia Red Cross chapters are accepting both monetary and blood donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

To donate money, people can write a check or make a credit card donation at the Red Cross headquarters in Macon, 195 Holt Ave.; in Warner Robins, 346 Corder Road; and in Dublin, 505 Bellvue Ave. People can also send the text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10 to relief efforts.

In Macon, the blood donation center at 3755 Bloomfield Drive will operate its regular hours: from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays; and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays.

-- Phillip Ramati