As people prepare to exchange gifts during the holidays, consider the ultimate gift–life. By donating a pint of your healthy blood, you make it possible to save the lives of up to three people. The donation process takes about an hour, start-to-finish, which equates to 20 minutes of your time for each person saved. Your gift costs only minutes. Think how thankful those recipients will be.
Four opportunities are available in November 2014 to donate to the American Red Cross. Contact ARC at 800-733-2767 or simply attend one of these area blood drives.
Monday, November 17, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.–Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD #3, 79 Grove Street, Prophetstown, IL. Call Ken Cocking at 815-537-2719 for an appointment.
Wednesday, November 19, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.–Rock Falls Blood Donation Center, 112 W. Second Street, Rock Falls, IL. Call Amber MacGrath at 815-625-0382 for an appointment.
Thursday, November 20, noon to 6:00 p.m.–Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Call Kaywyn Beswick at 815-772-3169 for an appointment.
Tuesday, November 25, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.–Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth Street, Fulton, IL. Call Amber Wood at 563-242-5223 for an appointment. All presenting donors receive a free Thanksgiving pie.