Blood drive in Sycamore open to public

Rep. Keicher, Sen. Syverson, Versiti Blood Center to host drive at YMCA

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. — Shaw Local Jan. 2022 file photo – The public is invited to donate blood to a good cause at a blood drive Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA in Sycamore. (Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

May 31, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

SYCAMORE – The public is invited to donate blood to a good cause at a blood drive Monday at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA in Sycamore.

The drive will be hosted by state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore; state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley; and Versiti Blood Center of Illinois.

The blood drive runs from 12:45 to 5:15 p.m. at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, 2500 Bethany Road, Sycamore.

Those interested are welcome to make an appointment in advance.

“Blood donation has been falling more recently, so if you are able, please consider donating,” Keicher wrote on social media. “Your donation could save up to 3 lives!”

Visit donateblood.versiti.org to make an appointment.