{"id":20553,"date":"2026-03-27T20:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T02:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmacalgary.ca\/pages\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=20553"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T02:56:40","slug":"%f0%9f%a9%b8-cma-blood-donation-drive-2026-%f0%9f%a9%b8","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.cmacalgary.ca\/pages\/event\/%f0%9f%a9%b8-cma-blood-donation-drive-2026-%f0%9f%a9%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\ude78 CMA Blood Donation Drive 2026 \ud83e\ude78"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tApril 25\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t8:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__timezone\">MDT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div><p><strong>Join CMA and 20+ Indian community groups for a noble cause!<\/strong><\/p><p>\ud83d\uddd3 Date : Saturday, April 25, 2026<br>\u23f1\ufe0f Time : 8:00 am &#8211; 2:25 PM<br>\ud83d\udccd Venue : Canadian Blood Services Downtown (Penn West Plaza)<\/p><p>\ud83d\udc49 How to Join : Email special.events@cmacalgary.ca to register or ask questions.<\/p><p><strong>Let\u2019s save lives together!<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a 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