PREBLE COUNTY — Residents can support the regional blood supply and join the fight against childhood cancer when they donate Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at either the Eaton Fire and EMS community blood drive at Fire Station 2, 391 W. Lexington Road in Eaton, or the Cargill community blood drive at 261 East Clay St., Lewisburg.

Register to donate Aug. 29 through Oct. 1, with Community Blood Center, and get a free pair of “I Give for the Kids” socks honoring September Childhood Awareness Month. Make an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com, call 937-461-3220, or download the new Donor Time app.

Summer is ending and the Labor Day holiday weekend arriving with an ongoing shortage of type O blood.

Everyone who registers to donate Aug. 29 through Oct. 1 at any CBC blood drive or the Dayton CBC Donation Center will be entered in a drawing to win two tickets to “The Game,” Ohio State vs. Michigan, Nov. 26 in Columbus.

Registered donors will get a double entry into “The Game” drawing by registering to donate at the Labor Day Weekend Tailgate Party, Sept. 2-4, at the Dayton CBC Donation Center.