Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- During Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood or platelets to provide hope and healing to patients fighting cancer.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, and more than 268,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Oct. 16-31:
IL
Calhoun
Hardin
10/18/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Calhoun High School, 102 Calhoun Drive
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Christian
Moweaqua
10/17/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Central A and M High School, 229 East Pine Street
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Clay
Flora
10/17/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Flora Church of the Nazarene, Route 50 and Parsons Lane, PO Box 343
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Clinton
Breese
10/21/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Mater Dei High School, 900 North Mater Dei Drive Carlyle
10/23/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Carlyle High School, 1461 12th Street Damiansville
10/22/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Damiansville Elementary School, 101 East Main Street Germantown
10/22/2019: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Germantown School District 60, 401 Walnut Trenton
10/24/2019: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., St John's United Church of Christ, 21 North Walnut
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Coles
Charleston
10/22/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., EIU Student Union, 1720 7th Street
10/31/2019: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Charleston High School, 1603 Lincoln Avenue Oakland
10/25/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 13 East Washington
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Effingham
Dieterich
10/17/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Dieterich High School, Church and Pine
Effingham
10/16/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/17/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/18/2019: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Effingham Public Library, 200 N 3rd St.
10/19/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/22/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/23/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/24/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/26/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/27/2019: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., St Johns Lutheran Church-Effingham, 901 West Jefferson
10/29/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/30/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
10/31/2019: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Effingham Blood Donation Center, 603 Eden Ave
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Fayette
Farina
10/21/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., South Central High School, 800 West Washington
Saint Elmo
10/17/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., St Elmo High School, 300 West 12th Street
For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.