Medical Announcements

Area blood drives
June 30, 2009

Blood drives have been scheduled in the following area communities: June 22, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., parking lot in front of Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch administration building, rural Minot, contact Roxanne Vendsal at 857-4224; June 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., parking lot of Ryan Chevrolet, Minot, contact Joel Sandy at 852-3571; June 24, noon to 6 p.m., Garrison City Auditorium, contact Elaine Fischer at 337-5725, sponsored by Garrison Family Clinic; June 24, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, parking lot at the City of Minot Public Works building, contact Ross Rubbelke at 833-7606 or 857- 5106; June 25, 2:30 to 6 p.m., Bethel Lutheran Church, New Town, contact Marlis Aubol at 627-3518 or Margaret Estvold at 627-3583, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary; June 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., parking lot of the WalMart SuperCenter, Minot, contact Jolene or Leslie in personnel; June 29-30 and July 1, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, Battle of the Badges Blood Drive Competition, Dakota Square Mall, contact Debi at United Blood Service 852-2161 or signup online at (www.bloodhero.com), sponsor code badges09; July 2, 1 to 7 p.m., at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rugby, contact Wanda Follman at 583-2382, sponsored by the St Mary's Catholic Church. People may also donate blood by scheduling an appointment at a United Blood Services center. To make an appointment in Minot, call 852-2161 or in western North Dakota, call 1-888-221-3520. Donors may also make appointments online at (www.bloodhero.org).