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Donate blood at Hotel Monaco in Pittsburgh

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop
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The Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh, Downtown is hosting a blood drive through the nonprofit organization Vitalant from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Donate blood and enjoy a mocktail afterwards.

The Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh, Downtown, is hosting a blood drive through Vitalant, a nonprofit transfusion medicine organization that comprises a network of nearly a dozen community blood centers, from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The event is to help with the current critical shortage of the local blood supply, according to a news release.

As blood donations can often be anxiety inducing, Hotel Monaco is hoping to make them more fun and enjoyable with a happy-hour themed drive, the release says.

There is no booze at this happy hour – just good karma and donations bringing happiness to others, according to the release.

All who donate will enjoy mocktails and snacks from The Commoner, upbeat tunes from DJ Sosa and a voucher to enjoy a drink in the Biergarten in the future.

Appointments are encouraged but not required.

Donors can make an appointment by visiting https://donateblood.centralbloodbank.org/AppointmentScheduling.aspx and searching for donor ID H044.

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. She writes features about interesting people. The Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist began her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the Trib for 26 years and is the author of "A Daughter's Promise." She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.

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