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Posted Fri, 23 Jul 2010

Four Local High Schools Receive a $1,000 Scholarship

During the past school year, high schools from across the state competed to win a scholarship from The Blood Center of Iowa.  This scholarship program was formed to reinforce the importance of organizing blood drives as a character building activity ... Read full story


Posted Thu, 15 Jul 2010

Making a Difference Blood Drive

Three Eagles Communications and The Blood Center of Iowa, a subsidiary of LifeServe Blood Center will host the Making a Difference Blood Drive on Friday, July 30, 2010.  This special event blood drive will take place from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. at ... Read full story


Posted Tue, 15 Jun 2010

High School Students Recognized as Gallon Grads

The Blood Center of Iowa, a subsidiary of LifeServe Blood Center, began a new blood donation initiative in 2009 to encourage high school students ages 16 and older to donate a gallon of blood before graduating from high school.  The following loca... Read full story


Posted Mon, 17 May 2010

What Color Do You Bleed?

  The popular What Color Do You Bleed promotion is back!  It’s easy to show your school spirit for Iowa State University, the University of Iowa or the University of Northern Iowa, by donating blood! Take part is this special blood donor p... Read full story


Posted Wed, 28 Apr 2010

Merger Announced for Two Iowa Community Blood Centers

The Blood Center of Iowa and Siouxland Community Blood Bank, two strong Iowa-based, not-for-profit blood centers, have officially merged operations and will now be known as LifeServe Blood Center.  After a comprehensive benefit analysis stu... Read full story


Posted Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Blood Center Volunteer Receives Humana Starlight Award

F. Warren Pitcher, a senior volunteer with The Blood Center of Iowa, has been selected as the recipient of the Humana Starlight Award, honoring the efforts of senior citizens who volunteer in the Des Moines area. In recognition of his service, Huma... Read full story