There are 100 days of summer and the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to choose their day to give blood and help ensure a sufficient blood supply.
Summer is a difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs. Nearly 90 percent of donors surveyed this past spring said they planned to take a vacation this summer, potentially making them less available to give. In addition, many schools that host blood drives are out of session during the summer. But the need for blood donations is constant. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Donors of all blood types – especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative – are needed. The Red Cross must collect 15,000 blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities
Ford County ---
Piper City
6/17/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Piper City Community Building, 64 West Peoria Street
Sibley
6/29/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church, 110 East Illinois Street
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Iroquois County ---
Ashkum
6/16/2015: 12 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Ashkum Coliseum, 117 E Main St
Chebanse
6/29/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Chebanse Community Building, 185 Chestnut
Martinton
6/18/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Martin, 108 N Adams
Kankakee County ---
Bourbonnais
6/18/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kankakee Blood Donation Center, 20 Heritage Drive
6/25/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kankakee Blood Donation Center, 20 Heritage Drive
Manteno
6/29/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Church of the Nazarene, 698 N Locust St
Momence
6/29/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Momence Fire Department, 15 N Pine
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Livingston County ---
Dwight
6/30/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 114 Mazon Avenue
Fairbury
6/24/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 200 E. Maple Street
Pontiac
6/24/2015: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., VFW, 531 Lincoln Avenue
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Vermilion County ---
Hoopeston
6/29/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Legion Post 384, 502 East Penn Street
94.1 WGFA
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