Blood drives planned throughout coming week

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

• Monday — 12:30-5 p.m., Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Chapel,

100 Whittington Ave.; noon to 4 p.m., Bloodmobile at Arkansas Department of Correction, 100 Walco Lane, Malvern.

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

• Thursday — noon to 4:30 p.m., Bloodmobile at Diamond Bank, 205 Highway 70 west, Glenwood.

• Friday — 8:30-11 a.m., Bloodmobile at Bank of the Ozarks,

4044 Central Ave.; 1:30-4 p.m., Bloodmobile at Arvest Bank,

4570 Central Ave.

All donors will receive a Hog Wild for Arkansas T-shirt, Donor Reward Points, a free health screening, refreshments, learn their blood type, and be entered into a drawing for an iPad at each blood drive. All blood donations support the two local acute-care hospitals, and some to hurricane relief in Texas. Donating takes about 45 minutes, and donations can credit any patient in any hospital.

Donors must be at least 16 years old and have a photo ID. For an appointment or more information, call Bob Woodall at

501-282-6072. Walk-ins are welcome.