(Blood Drive site changed)....The Blood Drive will be held September 11.

The location, however, has been changed. The new site is the Martin Luther King jr. Sports Pavilion on Park Avenue in El Centro. The Life Strream Blood Drive will be hosted by the El Centro Regional Medical Center and the City of El Centro. For appointments, go to Lstream.org, but walk-ins are also welcome. Donations will be tested for COVID antibodys and the donor will be asked if they want to donate convalescent plasma to possibly help someone fighting COVID 19. Photo ID's will be requested for proof of age. Those 17 and under must bring a signed Life Stream parental consent form. Appoitments are recommended to maintain social distancing. Face coverings are required, and donors will be screened for COVID 19. Donors will recieve a special edition Patriot Day T-shirt, while supplies last.