Photo: When at Mary's Market, you might do it for the cookies.

Of course, people donate blood because they like to help others – and because giving feels amazing. The free cookies they get afterwards are just an extra perk-me-up. But when Mary's Market hosts a blood drive and offers chocolate-butterscotch chip cookies... well, you do it for the cookies too. 

And when Bucciferro Family McDonald’s hosts a blood drive and offers two free value meal coupons for every donor, which they did Thursday... besides the warmth of helping others, you may as well do it for the value meals coupons too. 

Also, we are experiencing a national blood shortage. That's another good reason to give blood. Register online for the next mobile blood drive, which is at the Roscoe VFW, or check the map for other convenient locations.

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