Six Flags and the Red Cross partner to save lives!

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SIX FLAGS AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PARTNER TO SAVE LIVES

Blood Drive Participants Will Receive Free Fright Fest Admission

Six Flags Great Adventure will be ?seeing red.? To kick off the park?s 15th annual Fright Fest, the park has joined forces with the American Red Cross to host the 4th annual Fright Fest blood drive Oct. 7. All donors participating in this unique ?blood letting? will receive a free ticket to Fright Fest, the ?Northeast?s Largest Halloween Party.? Fright Fest is celebrated Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays in from Sept. 29 through Oct. 29 plus Columbus Day, Oct. 9.

National blood inventory levels have dropped well below a safe and adequate supply. The American Red Cross is in urgent need of blood donations. ?It only takes an hour, it?s convenient and it?s a simple way to make a big difference. Just one blood donation could save up to three lives, and earn you a free Six Flags ticket,? said American Red Cross spokeswoman Maureen Buehl of the Jersey Coast Chapter.

The blood drive will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the park?s Employment Center. Donors will be directed to the ?blood letting? by some of the park?s ghoulish Fright Fest residents, such as Count Dracula and Nurse Hatchet. Up to 200 donors are needed, and those wishing to donate must make a reservation by calling 732/928-2000 ext. 2835.

Donors must be 17 years or older, weigh at least 110 lbs. and be in good health. American Red Cross information is available at www.jerseycoast-redcross.org or by calling 1-800 GIVE LIFE.