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BLOOD DRIVES

June 30, 2008 - 9:00 pm

Scheduled blood drives (listing subject to change):

Today: UNLV Rebel Service Council, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 12:30-7 p.m.; UNLV Rebel Service Council, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday: Calvary Chapel Green Valley, 2615 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson, 1-6 p.m.; Credit Acceptance, 2460 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Skymania, 4915 Steptoe St., noon-6 p.m.

Thursday: Central Christian Church, 1001 New Beginnings Road, Henderson, noon-5 p.m.; Euphoria Institute, 11041 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 112, Henderson, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday: Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday: Galleria at Sunset mall, 1300 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 8 am.-4 p.m.

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