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The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) hosted a ribbon cutting today to celebrate the opening of its new 8,700-square-foot donor center located at 418 N. Longwood Street in Rockford, across the parking lot from its former 6th Street location. The new donor center offers a warm, inviting environment with a [...]

The Rock River Valley Blood Center is urging healthy individuals to donate blood in honor of World Blood Donor Day on June 14. The center will be celebrating the holiday with a blood drive on that day at all donor centers and blood drives during regular business hours. All donors will [...]

Today the Rock River Valley Blood Center awarded a trophy to Freeport for winning the Schools Unite to Save Lives blood donation challenge. This is the second year in a row Freeport has claimed the top spot. The blood center partnered with local high schools again this spring to help increase [...]

Blood donors can enjoy beef sticks during the month of May thanks to a donation from the Stephenson/Winnebago County Beef Association in honor of National Beef Month. Beef Month spotlights the U.S. beef industry and those who play integral roles – from farmers to processors – in the process. Beef is [...]

The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is partnering with London Avenue Designs for a Mother’s Day promotion and blood drive from April 25-April 30 at all RRVBC donor centers during regular hours of operation. All donors who give blood during the timeframe will receive a Mother’s Day card to give [...]

The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) hosted a groundbreaking event today to celebrate the start of construction on its new  8,700-square-foot donor center which will be located at 418 N. Longwood Dr. in Rockford, across the parking lot from its current 6th  Street location. The new donor center, which is [...]

The Rock River Valley Blood Center is continuing to test for COVID-19 antibodies on all successful blood donations. COVID-19 antibody testing began in August 2020. Prior to November 2021, RRVBC testing could only detect antibodies from the virus, not the vaccine. Since that time, RRVBC began more comprehensive testing which identifies [...]

The Rock River Valley Blood Center and 23 WIFR will host the annual Vein Drain Halloween Blood Drive on Oct. 29 at its Downtown Donor Center, 419 N. Sixth St, Rockford and its Perryville Donor Center, 3065 N. Perryville Rd., Rockford. Donors can make appointments online at rrvbc.org, by calling 815-965-8751 [...]

The Rock River Valley Blood Center and 102.3 The Coyote will host the 12th Annual Vein Drain Blood Drive on Oct. 26 from noon to 6 p.m. at Holcomb Bank, 233 E. Illinois Route 38, Rochelle. Donors can make appointments online at rrvbc.org, by calling 815-965-8751 or using the myRRVBC app. [...]