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BLOOD DRIVES

May 19, 2008 - 9:00 pm

Scheduled blood drives (listing subject to change):

Today: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Union, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday: Wal-Mart, 5198 Boulder Highway, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Virgin Valley High School, 820 Valley View Drive, Mesquite, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Moapa Valley High School, 2400 N. St. Joseph St., Overton, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday: High Tech Institute, 2320 S. Rancho Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.

Friday: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Meeting Room 102, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Red Rock Country Club, 2250-B Red Springs Road, 8 a.m.-noon.

Saturday: United Artist Theatre, 2321 N. Rainbow Blvd., 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday: Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

May 26: Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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