The annual Loretto Lions Club blood drive is scheduled for Thursday, April 30 from 2 to 8 p.m. at Sts. Peter & Paul Academy in Loretto.

This even is coordinated with the Memorial Blood Center of St. Paul.

This opportunity to donate urgently-needed blood is open to any person 17 years old and up, in good health, and weighing at least 110 pounds (16 years old with parents’ permission and weighing at least 130 pounds).

Appointments to donate can be made by calling Roy or Rosie Spurzem at (763) 479-1153.

For more information about eligibility to donate, or information regarding blood drives, call the Memorial Blood Center in St. Paul at 888-448-3253.