Donors sought for Plymouth blood drive

The third in a series of six 2010 Plymouth Blood Drives will be held Tuesday, May 18, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1808 Eastern Ave., Plymouth.

The drive is co-sponsored by the Plymouth Lions and the Plymouth American Legion Post 243 and hosted by the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, a non-profit organization that supplies the blood for use in over 50 Wisconsin hospitals as well as St. Nicholas Hospital, Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center and the Aurora Surgery Center, Plymouth

The groups have set a goal of 35 donations throughout the day — if you are busy you may call and get an appointment but walk-ins are welcome. Call 892-2243 and leave a message and they will get back to you with appointment times.

Walk-ins are very welcome — it takes roughly an hour to go through the donation process. All you need is to be health have a drivers license or a photo ID and the ability to give some medical information.

The next Blood Drive is Tuesday, July 20, with Sept. 21 and Nov. 16 drives finishing out the year.