The briefs

The briefs

Blood drive at Buffalo Grove

Buffalo Grove High School's Senior Class Board will hold the school's annual Blood Drive from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the school. Blood donors must be 16 (with parental consent) or 17 to 80 years of age, 110 pounds or more, and in good health. A nurse will take the pulse, blood pressure, temperature and hemoglobin of each potential donor. Refreshments are served following donations.

Registration for the blood drive should be made in advance in the school office during regular school hours, or by calling faculty sponsor Paige Roti at (847) 718-4133. Walk-ins are also welcome. Donors should bring along I.D. showing name, date of birth, and one of the following numbers: social security, driver's license/state I.D., or passport.

District 214 offers arts, writing contest

Members of the communities served by Northwest Suburban High School District 214 are invited to enter the annual Arts Unlimited Community Writing & Art Contest co-sponsored by the district and the Daily Herald.

The contest is for original poetry, prose and visual art, with entries due by Feb. 1.

Poetry submissions may be in any style on any subject. Prose may be either fiction or non-fiction with a 1,500-word limit. Visual art must be 2-D media, color or grayscale, submitted as either a photograph or copy.

No entries will be returned. Three winners will be named in each category. Two copies of each entry should be mailed to Liz Schrenk, Arts Unlimited 214, Elk Grove High School, 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. The entrant's name, address and telephone number must be recorded on the back of one copy of the entry, leaving the other copy with the title only and no other identifying information.

For more information, e-mail Liz Schrenk at liz.schrenk@d214.org.