Did you know LifeServe Blood Center provides blood products to 157 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota? From Winner Regional Health in Winner, SD to Avera St. Anthony’s in O’Neill, NE to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, IA, hospitals choose US to be their ONLY provider. Successful decades-long partnerships with these medical centers secured LifeServe a reputation as a trusted local blood center.

Did you know? LifeServe has a student scholarship program! LifeServe will award up to $500 in scholarship funds to students who organize a successful blood drive during the summer (Memorial Day – Labor Day) or winter (December and January) scholarship periods! To be eligible for the scholarship award, students must recruit donors, act as the chairperson for the blood drive, and register 25 donors ($250 awarded) or 40 donors ($500 awarded). Individual scholarships are offered to any student seeking a higher level of education.

LifeServe Blood Center held a blood drive in Avon on Tuesday, May 30, and had a GREAT turnout! 16 donors were able to donate and 18 units of life saving blood were collected! Thank you to every donor who participated in the drive and helped to boost the LOCAL blood supply! The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 54 lives!

We also celebrate the following donor who hit milestones with their most recent donation: 06 GALLONEER - MARK CAHOY We appreciate Zion Lutheran Church for the use of the Fellowship Hall. We could not help patients in our 150+ hospitals,withoutcommunitieslikeAvonandyouramazing volunteers and donors!

The information for the next Avon Community blood drive is listed below.

Avon Community Blood Drive Tuesday, July 25 Zion Lutheran Church – Fellowship Hall 2:30 to 6pm Toscheduleanappointmentclick: https://donor.lifeservebloodcenter. org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/178780 Thanks to everyone who came out to show their support. Be sure to text ‘LIFESERVE’ to 999-777 to make your next appointment and we look forward to seeing you next time!