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 [...]
Legendary sports commentator Dick Vitale has a special message for our communities: donate blood! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6DSapekqg
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 (RRVBC) announced it will be partnering with local area high schools again this year for the Schools Unite to Save Lives challenge. The competition will take place from Feb. 1 through May 21 at all four RRVBC donor centers and mobile blood drives during regular [...]
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 [...]
Our Perryville Donor Center located at 3065 North Perryville Road will be closed the week of Jan. 10 due to a staff shortage. The location will reopen on Jan. 17 at 6:30 a.m.
The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) is celebrating National Blood Donor Month and raising awareness about the national and local blood shortage during the month of January. The RRVBC is asking individuals to go for Two in 2022, calling on individuals from the region to donate blood at least twice [...]
January is National Blood Donor Month! To celebrate blood donors and bring awareness to the national blood shortage and the urgent need for donations, the Rock River Valley Blood Center, 13 WREX and Primetime Video and Audio are teaming up to give away a flat screen TV. From Jan. 3-Jan. 9, [...]