Blood drives

Blood drives planned today, throughout week

Arkansas Blood Institute will conduct blood drives at the following times and locations this week:

• Today — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Family Life Center of First Lutheran Church Hot Springs, 105 Village Road.

• Monday — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fisher Student Center Lounge, National Park College, 101 College Drive.

• Tuesday — 8 a.m. to noon, Coronado Center Room 6, Hot Springs Village, 150 Ponderosa Road.

• Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Thursday,

10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Mercy Room at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, 300 Werner St.

• Thursday — 1-6 p.m., Family Life Center, First Baptist Church, 611 S. Main St., Malvern.

All donors will receive a “Give Local” T-shirt, a Little Rock Zoo ticket, a health screening, Donor Reward Points, a blood-type card and refreshments. Donors must be at least 16 years old. To schedule a donation, visit http://www. arkbi.org and click on “Find A Drive” or call Bob Woodall at 501-282-6072. Walk-ins are always welcome. Donors may also donate whole blood, double red cells, platelets or plasma at the Donor Center, 149 Section Line Road, Suite G, by calling

501-624-0666. All donations support hospitals in Arkansas and donations can be credited to a patient in any hospital.