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Walgreens to hold blood drive Wednesday
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MONROE - Walgreens Pharmacy will host the Monroe Community Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Dec. 1.

By hosting a blood drive, Walgreens is helping save lives in our community.

For more information or to schedule a time-saving appointment to donate, please call Walgreens at (608) 325-7020, or RRVBC toll-free at (877) 778-2299.

Appointments will be honored. The number of appointment slots are limited.

If you are at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in general good health, you should be eligible to donate blood. One in three people will need blood. You never know when it might be you or someone you love who will need blood.

The Rock River Valley Blood Center, a National Marrow Donor Program Center, is the sole supplier of blood and related services to FHN Memorial Hospital, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford Memorial Hospital, Swedish American Hospital, Beloit Memorial Hospital, Edgerton Hospital and Health Services, Mercy Harvard Hospital and Rochelle Community Hospitals. Community-minded volunteers donate virtually all of this country's supply of blood for transfusion.