National Night Out blood drive to be held Aug. 1 in Princeton

Blood drive will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Zearing Park

A firefighter donates blood during the third annual Jake Keltner Memorial Blue Blood Drive on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at the Sage YMCA. McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner was killed in the line of duty serving an arrest warrant in March 2019 in Rockford. All 230 appointments to donate blood were filled this year.

As part of the 40th National Night Out celebration, a ImpactLife blood drive will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1 in the ImpactLife donor bus which will be located at Zearing Park in Princeton.

Donors will receive a voucher with a choice of a donation to support local teachers or a gift card. Donations will be made through ImpactLife’s partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org. To learn more visit bloodcenter.org/teach.

To schedule an appointment to donate, call 800-747-5401 and use group code 3353.