BLOOD DRIVES: Parkview Care Center; Batavia Community Center; Keosauqua Senior Center

Parkview Care Center

Parkview Care Center will host a community blood drive 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday in its The Oaks Lounge.

Donors who last gave blood on or before March 21 are eligible to give.

For appointments, contact Sarah Flattery at 472-5022 or email sarah@osbycorp.com.

First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church will host a community blood drive 2-6:30 p.m. May 20 in its dining room.

Donors who last gave blood on or before March 25 are eligible to give.

For appointments, call Melva Dahl at 641-919-5761 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5105 to locate the drive.

Batavia Community

BATAVIA -- A community blood drive is set from 3:30-6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Batavia Community/Senior Center.

Donors who last gave blood on or before March 26 are eligible to give.

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

Van Buren County

KEOSUQUA -- Van Buren County will host a community blood drive 3:30-7 p.m. May 22 at the Keosauqua Senior Center.

Donors who last gave blood on or before March 27 are eligible to give.

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

Information

Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, although a 16-year-old can give with a completed parental 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, call the blood center at 800-747-5401.

According to the blood center personnel, blood donation is a safe, simple procedure that takes about 45 minutes to one hour.

The 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 Van Buren County Hospital and Jefferson County Health Center.