Emmanuel Reformed Church will host a community blood drive from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, in the Multi-Purpose Room, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL.
To donate, please contact Deb Eissens at 309-714-2008 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 1570 to locate the drive.
Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. or MVRBC Donor Card is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at 800-747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before November 24, 2015, are eligible to give at this drive.
Blood donation is a safe, simple procedure that takes about 45 minutes-to-one-hour. Individuals with diabetes or controlled high blood pressure may be accepted as eligible donors.
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is the provider of blood and blood components to more than 90 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Locally, MVRBC is the exclusive provider to patients at Morrison Community Hospital, as well as patients at hospitals in Clinton, IA, Geneseo, IL, and the Quad Cities.