St. Peter Lutheran Church will host a community blood drive from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, in the Fellowship Hall.
This drive is open to the public. To donate, please contact Debbie Heusinkveld at 815-772-4306 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 1572 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 September 8, 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. In your area, MVRBC is the exclusive provider to Morrison Community Hospital; Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, IA; Genesis Health System, Select Specialty Hospital, and UnityPoint Health in the Quad Cities.