Blood drives in Logan County need your help

[May 08, 2012]  To help ensure an adequate blood supply for the region, the Central Illinois Community Blood Center is offering opportunities to donate blood in May in Logan County.

Thursday, May 17:

• Elkhart -- Christian Church, 113 S. Gillett; 3-6 p.m.

• Atlanta -- St. Mary's Catholic Church, 805 Pearl St.; noon-6 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 over 180,000 units of blood annually and serves a total of 80 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.