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Putnam County to host 2 blood drives in April

Drives to take place in McNabb, Granville

By Derek Barichello
A phlebotomist prepares to collect blood during the second annual Jake Keltner Memorial Blue Blood Drive on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Crystal Lake. The blood drive event was held Glacier Ridge Elementary School this year to better accommodate social distancing measures. It attracted about 360 pre-registered donors with walk-in also accepted. McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner was killed in the line of duty serving an arrest warrant in March 2019 in Rockford.

Blood donors will have two opportunities to donate in Putnam County this April. (Matthew Apgar/Matthew Apgar)

Blood donors will have two opportunities to donate in Putnam County this April.

The Putnam County High School Interact Club will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the PCHS Gymnasium, open to students, staff and the public. Donations add up to student scholarships depending on the number of units donated.

The Putnam County Methodist Churches will host a community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the McNabb Fire Department, Goldasich Hall, 391 N. Route 89. All are welcome to donate.

April 11 donors will receive a $15 e-gift card. April 21 donors will receive an American Red Cross T-shirt. All April donors are eligible to win a $5,000 prize.

Register and take advantage of Rapid Pass online at redcross.org.

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