BLOOD DRIVES: Lockridge

Lockridge Fire and Rescue

LOCKRIDGE - Lockridge Fire and Rescue will host a community blood drive from 3:30-7:30 p.m. April 16 at the Lockridge Senior Center.

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

For appointments to donate, contact Marcia Wesley at 319-931-2080 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5045 to locate the drive.

Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, although a 16-year-old with a parental permission form can donate; the form is available through www.bloodcenter.org. Donors must weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required. For eligibility information, call 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.