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Dough-nate for doughnuts: Krispy Kreme says it will give blood donors a free dozen

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Doughnuts are sold at a Krispy Kreme store on May 5, 2021 in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Krispy Kreme says it will provide a dozen free glazed doughnuts to anyone who can prove they donated blood from Monday through the end of January.

The promotion follows an announcement from the Red Cross earlier this month that it is facing its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Over the course of the pandemic, blood donations and blood drives have dropped off significantly — a problem that's been compounded in recent weeks by severe winter weather.

The Red Cross provides nearly 40% of the nation's blood supply, but donations are down 10% since March 2020. College and high school blood drives dropped 62% during the pandemic, the organization says.

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