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Rep. Haas hosts blood drive Friday, Oct. 17

October 04, 2025 at 2:00 pm CDT

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. — 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. (Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

State Rep. Jackie Haas, R-Kankakee, is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at the Bourbonnais Municipal Center, 700 Main St.

“Donating blood saves lives!” Haas said. “Every blood donation makes a difference in the lives of others. I encourage any able constituents to join us for this event!”

The event is being hosted with the Community Blood Center. Appointments are available by visiting rephaas.com or by visiting https://donate.communityblood.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code and searching for the sponsor code C160.