The Central Illinois Community Blood Center will be holding two blood drives in Christian County this upcoming week.

The first drive will be at Taylorville Memorial Hospital on Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The drive will be in the hospital’s auditorium.

Then on Wednesday, there will be a drive at the American Legion Hall in Morrisonville from 2 to 7 p.m. There will be free t-shirts for presenting donors at the Morrisonville drive.

Donors must be 17-years-old, but 16-year-olds can donate with a parental permission form. A photo I.D. is required to donate. If you have any questions about whether you are eligible to donate, you can call 1-800-747-5401.