Wizard World Comic Con blood drive returns Aug. 24-27
Wizard World Comic Con comes to the rescue!
The blood drive will be held as part of one of the best shows in pop-culture: cosplay, comics, artists and creators, collectibles, gaming and more.
Chicago Comic Con attendees generously donated 380 pints of blood last year over the four days and this year's goal is 430!
Your blood donation will be just in the nick of time to help keep up inventories for patients in the 70-plus Chicago area hospitals supplied by Heartland Blood Centers.
This year's blood donors will receive a free Wizard World Comic Con Blood Donor T-shirt, a $5 Target Gift Card and will be entered into exciting daily drawings!
Blood Drive Central will be upstairs in Panel Room 49 by the skyway walkway across from the Ballrooms.
You can be part of this year's Wizard World Comic Con blood drive by calling (800) 7TO-GIVE (800) 786-4483,
text: "APPT" to 444-999. Visit www.heartlandbc.org/event/ to schedule for a mobile appointment.
Walk-ins are welcome.
The blood drive will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24; noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Blood Drive Donor Central, upstairs in Room 49, at Donald E. Stephens Center, 5555 N. River Road in Rosemont.
The panel rooms are to the right of the skyway walkway, across from the ballrooms.
Heartland Blood Centers, established in 1943, is a nonprofit, independent blood center serving the greater Chicago area. Providing service to 70-plus hospitals in 13 counties including Kane, Kankakee, McHenry, DeKalb, Will, DuPage, Cook, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Ogle and LaSalle in Illinois, and Lake County in Indiana. Heartland operates under a volunteer donor system with the goal of collecting more than 200,000 units of blood annually. Heartland's first commitment is to meet local blood needs and as participants in a nationwide resource sharing program, Heartland stands ready to assist other parts of the country during severe blood shortages, national emergencies and increased demands by the armed services. For more information about Heartland or how to donate blood, visit www.heartlandbc.org or call (800) 7-TO-GIVE.