The American Red Cross encourages people to help meet the urgent need for blood by resolving to give blood this January – National Blood Donor Month. The Red Cross encourages eligible donors to resolve to give blood regularly, beginning in January. To encourage donations immediately, all those who come to donate by Jan. 6 will get a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Bureau
Princeton
1/3/2019: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 316 S. Church Street
Spring Valley
1/22/2019: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., St Margaret’s Hospital, 600 E. First
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La Salle
Earlville
1/10/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Lutheran Church, 407 East Street
Marseilles
1/31/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 255 E. Bluff
Mendota
1/8/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Moose Lodge, 211 E 12th Street
1/11/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, 1401 12th Street
Oglesby
1/17/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Rd., RR1
Ottawa
1/3/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1401 State Street
1/31/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., VFW, 1501 LaSalle Street
Peru
1/8/2019: 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Illinois Valley Chapter Donation Center, 1530 4th Street
1/15/2019: 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Illinois Valley Chapter Donation Center, 1530 4th Street
Serena
2/1/2019: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Serena High School, 2283 N 3812 R
Streator
1/3/2019: 1:45 p.m. – 6 p.m., New Beginnings Baptist Church, 204 S. Monroe
1/17/2019: 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., New Beginnings Baptist Church, 204 S. Monroe
Tonica
1/21/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 423 Wauponis Street