Upcoming blood drives in Logan County

[August 24, 2012]  To help ensure an adequate blood supply for the region, the Central Illinois Community Blood Center is offering opportunities to donate blood in Lincoln before Labor Day weekend.

Monday, Aug. 27

• Lincoln Masonic Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo; noon-6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 31

• Lincoln College Student Center, 900 N. Ottawa; 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

For your convenience, call toll-free 1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253), ext 158, to sign up, or schedule an appointment online at www.bloodcenterimpact.org. Walk-ins are also welcome and truly appreciated.

Central Illinois Community Blood Center, a not-for-profit organization, is the provider of life-saving blood for 12 hospitals throughout central Illinois, including Memorial Medical Center and St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. CICBC is a division of the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which collects more than 180,000 units of blood annually and serves 80 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.