How to Give Blood
(posted 9/14/01)

Here is a list of places in Chicago and surrounding areas where people can donate blood.  The blood banks are especially in need of O+ blood.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
The following information is regarding how you can help victims of the disaster, including donating much needed money to the Red Cross Donations can be made by phone:  For English call 800-HELP-NOW; For Spanish call 800-257-7575.

GIVING BLOOD
Blood banks have been at historically low levels for all too long. With a potential 50,000 occupants of the World Trade Center and countless others who have been victims to these senseless acts, it is time to step forward and help where we can and where it is urgently needed.

WHERE TO GIVE BLOOD

1. 1523 W. Fullerton (M-TH: Noon till 7:30 p.m., FR: 9 a.m. till 2
p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

2. 233 E. Erie (M-TH: 11 a.m. till 7:30 p.m., FR: 7:30 a.m. till 3
p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

3. 93 W. Rand Rd, Arlington Heights, IL (M, TU, TH: Noon till 7:30
p.m., WED: 8 a.m. till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9 a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30
a.m.  till 3 p.m.)

4. Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave, Elmhurst, IL (M-TH:
Noon till 7:30 p.m., FR: 9 a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3
p.m.)

5. 527 Roosevelt Road (Market Plaza/Jewel), Glen Ellyn, IL (M, TU,
TH: Noon till 7:30 p.m., WED: 8 a.m. till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9 a.m.
till 1 p.m., SAT: 8 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

6. 1205 N. Milwaukee, Glenview, IL (M - TH: 7:30 a.m. till 8:15
p.m., FRI, SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m., SUN: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.)

7. 1145 N. Roselle Road, Hoffman Estates, IL (M- TH: 7:30 a.m. till
8:00 p.m., FRI-SUN: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

8. 223 Waukegan Rd., Carriage Way Plaza, Lake Bluff, IL (M- TH:
Noon till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9 a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

9. 1133 Fairview Ave. (Fairview & 63rd), Westmont, IL (M- TH: Noon
till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9 a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

10. Cicero & 95th, 4807 W. 95th St., Oaklawn, IL (M- TH: Noon till
7:30 p.m., FRI: 8 a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

11. 8251 W. Belmont Ave. (Belmont & Cumberland), River Grove, IL (M,
TU, TH: Noon till 7:30 p.m., WED: 8 a.m. till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9 a.m.
till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

12. 4959 Golf Rd., Skokie, IL (M- TH: Noon till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9
a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

13. 790 S. Rand Road (Deerpath/Walmart Mall), Lake Zurich, IL (M, &
WED: Noon till 7:30 p.m., TUES & THURS: 8 a.m. till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 9
a.m. till 1 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

14. 2 River Plaza, Suite D, 170th & Torrance, Lansing, IL (M-TH:
Noon till 7:30 p.m., FRI: 8 a.m. till 2 p.m., SAT: 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m.)

15. And while it is currently closed, the Thompson Center (100 W.
Randolph, Chicago) is typically open M-TH: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., FRI: 8 a.m. -
5 p.m.