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Media Contact: Sam SmithCommunications Coordinatordirect: 651-332-7219email: Samatha.Smith@FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMemorial Blood Centers is Calling All Life-SaversApril 25, 2016 (St. Paul, MN) – Memorial Blood Centers invites all eligible blood donors to roll up their sleeve and give blood. Every 2 seconds someone needs blood – from heart transplant and cancer patients to accident victims. The need for blood is constant, but the supply is not. Only volunteer blood donors can make a life-saving difference to someone in need.Step up to give blood at a blood drive in your neighborhood and help save lives. Donating blood is convenient and safe when you are healthy, well and:In good healthFree of antibiotics for 24 hours, unless taken daily for skin conditionSymptom-free for at least 3 days following a cold or a flu17 years or older—16 with written?parental consent (form available at )While walk-in donors are always welcome, we encourage appointments to be made in advance. To register for a blood drive, go online to or contact the sponsoring organization directly. (Note: Visit and search blood drives to find the most up-to-date blood drive list in your community.)DateSponsorLocationCityTime05/01/16Village Evangelical Free Church5725 County Rd 11Maple Plain 8:00 am - 12:00 pm05/02/16Mound Westonka CommunitySt. John's Lutheran Church2451 Fairview LnMound12:00 pm - 6:30 pm05/02/16Wooddale Lutheran Church4003 Wooddale AveSt. Louis Park 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm05/03/16Barr Engineering Co. & One MarketPointe4700 W 77th StEdina 8:00 am - 1:00 pm05/03/16City of Brooklyn Center6250 Brooklyn BlvdBrooklyn Center11:00 am - 3:00 pm05/03/16Church of St. Michael16311 Duluth Ave SEPrior Lake 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm05/03/16Lifecore Biomedical3515 Lyman BlvdChaska 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm05/03/16St. Edward Catholic Church9401 Nesbitt Ave SBloomington 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm05/04/16North Memorial Medical Center3300 Oakdale Ave NRobbinsdale 7:00 am - 3:00 pm05/04/16333 South Seventh Street333 S 7th St, Suite 250Minneapolis10:00 am - 2:00 pm05/04/16The Parkdales1660 S Hwy 100, Suite 100St. Louis Park10:30 am - 1:00 pm05/04/16Westwood Lutheran Church9001 S Cedar Lk RdSt. Louis Park 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm05/04/16Spirit of Christ Community Lutheran Church5801 Minnetonka BlvdSt. Louis Park 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm05/05/16Ivan Sand Community High School1232 School StElk River 7:30 am - 11:30 am05/05/16HDR Inc.701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 600Golden Valley 8:00 am - 10:30 am05/05/16AT&T Tower901 Marquette AveMinneapolis 8:00 am - 3:30 pmDateSponsorLocationCityTime05/05/16TEL FSI, Inc.3455 Lyman BlvdChaska 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm05/06/16Nordicware5005 Hwy 7St. Louis Park 7:30 am - 10:30 am05/06/16330 South Second330 2nd Ave S, Suite 100Minneapolis10:00 am - 2:00 pm05/07/16Midtown Farmers Market2225 E Lake StMinneapolis 8:30 am - 12:30 pm05/07/16Zo?'s Gift of Life12650 Johnny Cake Ridge RdApple Valley 9:30 am - 5:30 pm05/08/16Shepherd Of The Lake Lutheran Church3611 Shepherdspath NWPrior Lake 8:00 am - 11:30 am05/08/16Shir Tikvah Congregation5000 Girard Ave SMinneapolis 8:30 am - 1:00 pm05/09/16General Mills James Ford Bell9000 Plymouth Ave NGolden Valley 7:00 am - 12:00 pm05/09/16Shipper's Supply Inc401 11th Ave SHopkins 9:00 am - 12:00 pm05/09/16City of Stillwater216 N 4th StStillwater11:00 am - 3:00 pm05/10/16Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)6040 28th Ave SMinneapolis 8:00 am - 12:00 pm05/10/16RBC Capital Markets, LLC60 S 6th St, 12th floorMinneapolis 9:00 am - 2:00 pm05/11/16CenterPoint Energy - South Location501 W 61st StMinneapolis 7:00 am - 10:30 am05/11/16ACM-Gassen Companies6438 City W PkwyEden Prairie 8:00 am - 12:30 pm05/11/16Waterford Office Park605 Hwy 169 NPlymouth 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm05/11/16Anoka-Champlin Fire Dept.275 Harrison StAnoka 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm05/11/16St. Philip The Deacon Lutheran Church17205 Cty Rd 6Plymouth 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm05/12/16Carmichael Lynch-Butler Square110 N 5th StMinneapolis 8:00 am - 3:00 pm05/12/16ATRIA Corporate Center3033 Campus DrPlymouth 8:00 am - 1:00 pm05/12/16RBA Consulting294 Grove Ln EWayzata 8:00 am - 10:30 am05/12/16Ameriprise Financial ServicesWestwood Lake Office Park8325 Wayzata BlvdGolden Valley 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm05/12/16BMW of Minnetonka15802 Wayzata BlvdMinnetonka 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm05/12/16Woodbury Community1625 Radio DrWoodbury 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm05/12/16Maple Grove Community Ctr12951 Weaver Lake RdMaple Grove 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm05/14/16St. Barnabas Lutheran Church15600 Old Rockford RdPlymouth 8:00 am - 12:00 pm05/14/16Holy Trinity Episcopal Church1326 4th St NWElk River10:00 am - 2:00 pm05/15/16Community Of The Cross10701 Bloomington Ferry RdBloomington 9:00 am - 12:30 pm05/15/16Central Lutheran Church333 S 12th StMinneapolis 9:00 am - 12:00 pm05/15/16Jacob's Well4645 4th Ave SMinneapolis 9:15 am - 12:15 pmPatients in our local hospitals depend on Memorial Blood Centers to be there with the right blood type they need to survive. All types are needed—especially O negative (O-) and O positive (O+).About Memorial Blood Centers Memorial Blood Centers has been saving lives for over 65 years as an independent nonprofit supplying life-saving blood to area hospitals and other partners throughout the U.S. Operating 10 donor centers and conducting hundreds of blood drives each month, Memorial Blood Centers also provides comprehensive testing and expert technical services as a national leader in transfusion medicine. For more information, call 1-888-GIVE-BLD (1-888-448-3253) or visit . Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.-### ................
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