Medical Announcements

United Blood Services of Minot has numerous blood drives in May. Appointments to donate blood should be made ahead of time. Following is the schedule through May 7 and people to contact to make appointments: May 1-2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Burdick Job Corps Center, Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot near the gym, contact Dianne Freed at 857-9677; May 5, 2 to 7 p.m., Grace Fellowship Church, Burlington, call the church at 839-6319 or 852-5620; May 5, 8 a.m. to noon, Farm Credit Services, call Kim Hagen at 837-5212; May 6, 8 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 7 p.m., Trinity Health Center East-Skyline Room, call the Blood Bank at 857-5942 or send e-mail to donna.falcon@trinityhealth.org; May 7, 2 to 7 p.m., Max Fire Hall, call Stacy Tomlinson at 679-2697 days or 679-2465 evenings; and May 7, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sykes Enterprises, call Sheryl Blumhagen at 837-2700. May 8, noon to 6 p.m., Bethel Lutheran Church, New Town, Call Marlis Aubol at 627-3518; May 8, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., The View, call Julie Schlosser at 852-7700 or register at the front desk; May 9, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bremer Bank, call Kylene Askvig at 852-3361 or e-mail kkaskvig@bremer.com; May 19, 2 to 7 p.m., St. Leo's Community Center, call Neil Zimmerman at 624-5682; May 20, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Stanley Senior Citizens Center, call Marilyn Evenson at 628-2424; May 21, 2 to 7 p.m., Bloodmobile located in front of Northland Community Health Center, Rolette, call Linda or Denise at 246-3391 or after 5 p.m. 246-3281; May 22, noon to 5 p.m., Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Minot; May 27, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, call Roxanne Vendsal at 857-4224; May 28-29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 91st Space Wing Headquarters, Minot Air Force Base, call Tech. Sgt. David Hunt at 723-2705 or e-mail david.hunt@minot.af.mil and May 29, 8 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 7 p.m., Trinity Health Center East-Skyline Room, call the Blood Bank at 857-5942 or send e-mail to donna.falcon@trinityhealth.org.

If you are unable to attend the blood drives, you may donate blood by scheduling an appointment at a United Blood Services center. To make an appointment, call 852-2161 in Minot or 1-888-221-3520 in western North Dakota. Donors may also make appointments online at (bloodhero.org).