Blood drive opportunities are as follows:
Noon - 6 p.m. Friday, St. Mathias Catholic Church, Fort Ripley. Call Grace at 218-829-4441 for an appointment or more information.
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Dec. 18, St. Joseph's Medical Center, 523 North Third St., Brainerd.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 19, First Lutheran Church, 424 South Eighth St., Brainerd. To make an appointment to donate blood at either of those locations, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767). Donors can now use the Blood Donor App to access their donor card and view vital signs from previous donations.
