Help Out Your Community, Donate Blood

Tools

By WEEK Producer

Story Published: Jun 24, 2009 at 1:29 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jun 24, 2009 at 1:29 PM CDT

We are hoping our viewers have some time to give the gift of life.

WEEK, WHOI and WAOE are hosting a blood drive in our studio.

Workers with the American Red Cross are setting up shop in our studio.
They will be here until six o'clock tonight.

Donating blood takes about an hour. You can come here to 2907 Springfield Road in East Peoria.

Volunteers will ask you a few questions about your health. The summer months are typically a very slow time for blood donations so your help would be greatly appreciated.

If you cannot make this one, The Garrott family is sponsoring a blood drive out at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie on Saturday, June 27th. The drive will be in the old Bombay store next to Aunt Annie's from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Jun 24 at 9:52 PM Red Cross employe wrote ...

I do not know where you heard that from.But it is not true,at least not with the American Red Cross.All of the blood goes to the hospitals in IL and part of Ms.

Wednesday, Jun 24 at 5:24 PM concerned wrote ...

I will never donate blood again, having learned that the majority of the blood collected is SOLD to research companies.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

WEEK News 25 - and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

More Good Stuff

Advertisement
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Stock Quotes

What's On TonightFull Schedule

Local Business Dir