Friday, January 11, 2013
Blood donations typically drop off during the winter months and residents are encouraged to donate blood.
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Friday, January 11
With blood in short supply during the winter months, the DuPage County Health Department is encouraging residents to donate blood to help save lives. January is National Blood Donor Month. Blood tends to be in short supply during winter because people take vacations, travel, weather tends to be worse and more people become ill. Blood centers also rely on high schools and colleges hosting blood drives and those are on break early in the year. Blood drives at schools provide about 15 percent of regional blood collections, according to the DuPage County Health Department. Once blood is donated it can be separated into several components including red blood cells, platelets and plasma. A single blood donation can help save the lives of up to …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A photo ID is required to donate.
The village of Woodridge will host a blood drive to provide vital support to those that need it from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, in the foyer of Village Hall, located at 5 Plaza Drive. To make an appointment, contact Tina Nakutis at tnakutis@vil.woodridge.il.us or (630) 719-4717. Donations help support veteran's hospitals that serve those in the community. A photo ID is required to donate.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Donations help support veteran's hospitals that serve those in the community.
The village of Woodridge will host a blood drive to provide vital support to those that need it from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, in the foyer of Village Hall, located at 5 Plaza Drive. To make an appointment, contact Tina Nakutis at tnakutis@vil.woodridge.il.us or (630) 719-4717. Donations help support veteran's hospitals that serve those in the community. A photo ID is required to donate.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The drive is from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Village Hall.
Donate blood at Village Hall Wednesday. The blood drive will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5 Plaza Dr. Donations will be taken in the foyer. To make an appointment, contact Tina Nakutis at tnakutis@vil.woodridge.il.us or (630) 719-4717. Donations will support veteran's hospitals that serve those in the Woodridge community. A photo I.D. is required to donate. Sign up online at www.heartlandbc.org.
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Woodridge Jaycees' “Something for Everyone” event will take place Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park District Community Center.
The Woodridge Jaycees wanted to mix several events into one large fundraiser. That's why you'll see child identification cards, a blood drive, pet adoption and a car wash at the Jaycees "Something for Everyone" event this Saturday from 10:30 to 3 p.m. at the Park District Community Center. “We’ve done car washes and blood drives before, but never together in one big event,” said Debbi White, management vice president of the Jaycees. “We wanted to bring several opportunities together to make it a family event, with literally something for everyone.” The Illinois Child Identification Program, sponsored by the Illinois Masons, gives parents the means necessary to help police find missing children. Parents will go home with a photo ID, …
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Village blood drive, construction on 63rd and 87th and the village's new Facebook page.
1. Construction starting on 63rd, 87th Streets Construction has started on 87th Street from Woodward Avenue to Lemont Road and will start on 63rd Street from I-355 to Woodward Avenue, as well, this summer. 2. Free concert at Lake Harriet Wednesday Pamela Rose and Windy City Country will perform Wednesday night at Lake Harriet at 7 p.m. The concert is sponsored by the Woodridge Park District. 3. Village hosts blood drive Wednesday The village of Woodridge is hosting a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. today in Village Hall. To participate, make your appointment by contacting Tina Nakutis at (630) 719-4717 or tnakutis@vil.woodridge.il.us. Photo identification is required to make a donation. 4. The village has a Facebook page Like "Village …
