Vitalant blood drives planned at Mesa churches

Several Mesa churches are hosting Vitalant blood drives in July and August.

Donors of all types are needed to help patients in emergencies and for planned treatments for cancer and blood disorders. The need is greatest for type O, the most transfused and most compatible when there’s no time to test a patient’s blood type, it states at https://www.vitalant.org.

They are:

• Christ The King Catholic Church, 1551 E. Dana Ave. in Mesa is hosting a Vitalant blood drive in Presentation Hall from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 26.
• Victory Lutheran Church, 5946 E. University in Mesa, is hosting a blood drive with the Vitalant bloodmobile in the parking lot 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29.
• Via Church, 740 N. Power Road, is hosting a blood drive with the Vitalant bloodmobile 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mesa Eastmark Stake, 10725 E. Point Twenty-two Blvd. in Mesa, is hosting a blood drive in the Cultural Hall 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 22.

Sign up for a time at https://donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/dwa/appointment/guest/phl/findDrives