With the Fourth of July weekend rapidly approaching, the Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is facing a critical need for all blood types. Due to the holiday closure, the center typically loses 150 units of donated blood – in addition to the weekend being a busy trauma time for local [...]
Rock River Valley Blood Center and Lyfe Dispensary Host First-Ever Bleed for Weed Mobile Blood Drive WHAT: With the ever-growing need for life saving blood to support the community, the Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) together with Lyfe Cannabis Dispensary will host its first-ever Bleed for Weed Mobile Blood [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is excited to announce the launch of new donor loyalty programs designed to encourage blood and platelet donations: the Four Seasons Club, the Spin 6 VIP program, and Never Miss a Monday. As RRVBC is facing a critical blood shortage which is placing an [...]
The Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit Fire and Police Departments will face off in the Tri-City Challenge Battle of the Badges Blood Drive benefitting the Rock River Valley Blood Center. The drive will happen over two days: Saturday, March 2 at the South Beloit Fire Station (429 Gardner St., South Beloit, [...]
The Janesville Fire and Police Departments will face off in a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive benefitting the Rock River Valley Blood Center on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Janesville Fire Station #1 (303 Milton Ave. Janesville, WI 53545). The departments invite the community [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) invites members of the community to attend its 15th annual ‘Drive for Life’ blood drive in partnership with Bryden Motors and 99.9 WJVL on Saturday, Feb, 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Bryden Motors Showroom. This drive comes at a time when [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center has been collecting more than blood lately. Since Jan. 8, the organization has encouraged all blood donors to also contribute non-perishable food donations. All food collected through Jan. 22 will be presented to the Rock River Valley Food Pantry at their mobile blood drive held [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) and 104.9 The X invite members of the community to attend the upcoming 24th annual ‘Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeve’ blood drive on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Anderson Toyota. The long-standing drive has become a fixture in [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) and the Jaimie Cox Foundation will host the third annual Jaimie Cox Foundation Memorial Blood Drive on Saturday, January 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Hononegah High School. In 2017, Rockford Police Officer Jaimie Cox was killed in the line of duty. [...]
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is celebrating National Blood Donor Month this January by raising awareness about the national and local need for blood. Since 1970, blood centers nationwide have strived to increase blood and platelet donations during the winter – one of the most challenging times of the [...]