UPCOMING CHANCES TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE”

(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand. Here’s the list of upcoming drives :

Tuesday (12/2/25) at the Greenup Village Municipal Building from 12:30 to 5:30

Tuesday (12/2/25) at the Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church near Cisne from 12:00 to 6:00

Wednesday (12/3/25) at the Altamont High School from 8:15 to 2:00

Wednesday (12/3/25) at the Blood Donation Center in Effingham from 11:30 to 7:30

Wednesday (12/3/25) at the Sumner Community Church from 1:00 to 6:00

Thursday (12/4/25) at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Newton from 12:00 to 5:30

Thursday (12/4/25) at the First Christian Church in Carmi from 1:00 to 6:00

Friday (12/5/25) at Newton Community High School from 8:30 to 2:00

Friday (12/5/25) at the St. Theresa Parish Center in Salem from 1:00 to 5:00

Saturday (12/6/25) at the Blood Donation Center in Effingham from 7:00 to 3:00

Monday (12/8/25) at the House of Prayer in Albion from 12:00 to 6:00

Tuesday (12/9/25) at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olney from 1:30 to 6:00

For the list of regional blood drives, or to schedule an appointment to donate blood, call the ARC’s Blood Donation Center in Effingham toll-free at 800-733-2767 or go to the redcrossblood.org website.