Colorado Springs, Colo. – The Penrose-St. Francis Blood Bank is always in need of people to donate blood. The community is welcome to visit the Blood Bank at Penrose Hospital, located at 2222 N. Nevada Ave, or a mobile community donation site.   

Blood Bank hours are Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to     4 p.m.; and Friday, 7 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome or call 776-5822 for an appointment. The community blood drives are open to the public and are scheduled to make donating easy and convenient.  

Community Blood Drive Schedule for March 2010    

March 9, 2 to 6 p.m., St. Francis Medical Center (The Blood Vessel), 6001 Woodmen Road, Colorado Springs, 80923  

March 10, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Delta Airlines (Inside the building), 7770 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, 80916  

March 11, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Synthes (Inside the Building), 1051 Synthes, Monument, 80132         

March 13, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Liberty Tax Service (The Blood Vessel), 445 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, 80906  

March 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lewis Palmer High School (Inside the Small Gym), 1300 Higby Road, Monument, 80132  

March 17, 3 to 7 p.m., Tri-Lakes Cares (The Blood Vessel), 235 Jefferson Street, Monument, 80132  

March 18, 2 to 7 p.m., Our Lady of the Woods (Inside the Church), 116 West Street, Woodland Park, 80863  

March 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., East Colorado Springs Rotary (Inside the Downtown YMCA), 207 N. Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, 80903  

March 25, 1 to 6 p.m., Gleneagle Sertoma (Inside Antelope Trails Elementary), 15280 Jessie Drive, Colorado Springs, 80920  

March 30, 9 a.m. to noon, Penrose-St. Francis Administrative Support Center (The Blood Vessel), 3030 North Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, 80907  

March 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Centura Health Revenue Management (Inside the building), 8140 Holly Street, Denver, 80122                                                
For more information, please call Chris Valentine at (719) 776-5250.