BLOOD DRIVES:

Jefferson County PM

Jefferson County PM will host a community blood drive 2-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Cambridge Learning Center.

For appointments to donate, contact the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at 800-452-1097 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5032 to locate the drive.

Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 18 are eligible to give at this drive.

Van Buren County

KEOSAUQUA -- Van Buren County will host a community blood drive 3:30-7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Keosauqua Senoir Center.

For appointments to donate, contact the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at 800-452-1097 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5084 to locate the drive.

Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 19 are eligible to give at this drive.

Batavia Community

BATAVIA -- The Batavia community will host a community blood drive from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Batavia Community Senior Center.

For appointments to donate, contact the blood center at 800-452-1097 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5135 to locate the drive.

Donors who last gave blood on or before Sept. 19 are eligible to give at this drive.

Information

Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, although a 16-year-old can donate with aparental permission form; the form is available through www.bloodcenter.org. Donors must weigh more than 110 pounds. Individuals with diabetes or controlled high blood pressure can be accepted as eligible donors. A photo I.D. is required. For information about eligibility, all the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at 800-747-5401.

Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is the provider of blood and blood components to more than 90 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin. It is the exclusive provider to Jefferson County Health Center and Van Buren County Hospital.