OFPD to co-sponsor blood drive March 21 with Vitalant at Orland Library

Orland Park, IL — The Orland Fire Protection District will host a blood drive with Vitalant Blood Donor Center at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, on March 21, 2026.

The event will be held from 10 AM to 2 PM.

A Vitalant Blood Drive Mobile Unit will be parked in the Circle Drive of the Orland Park Library.

You can walk in, or you can make an appointment by calling 877-258-4825.

Vitalant blood drive March 21, 2026 courtesy Vitalant website and the OFPD

Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. This constant need for blood can only be met by generous donors like yourself.

When you give blood, you could save the life of a person in need of health care, such as a cancer patient or an individual needing open-heart surgery.

Founded in 1943, Vitalant is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise, and world-renowned research.

Today, Vitalant is an internationally known and respected leader that continues to push the boundaries to advance the experience, practice, and application of transfusion medicine.

For more information on Vitalant, visit www.vitalant.org.

For more information, visit the Orland Fire Protection District online at www.OrlandFire.org, or call 877-258-4825.

— Press release

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