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BLOOD DRIVES

May 14, 2007 - 9:00 pm

Scheduled blood drives (listing subject to change):

Tuesday: Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Wednesday: Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Nevada Federal Credit Union, 2645 S. Mojave Road, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Thursday: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lake Mead Stake, 916 Fifth St., Boulder City, 1-7 p.m.; Desert Rose High School, 1251 Robins St., 8 am.-2 p.m.; Southern Nevada Vocational-Technical High School, 5710 Mountain Vista St., 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Friday: Macy's, Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday: Platinum Properties, 2975 S. Rainbow Blvd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wal-Mart, 5200 S. Fort Apache Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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