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BLOOD DRIVES

August 20, 2007 - 9:00 pm

Scheduled blood drives (listing subject to change):

Today: Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, 1750 E. Sahara Ave., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday: Nevada Division of Parole and Probation, 610 Belrose St., 8 a.m.-noon; Golden Nugget Laughlin, The Ten Dollar Boutique, 2300 S. Casino Drive, Laughlin, 1-7 p.m.

Wednesday: Tronox, 8200 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson, 7 a.m.-noon; Golden Nugget Laughlin, The Ten Dollar Boutique, 2300 S. Casino Drive, Laughlin, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursday: Boulder City Community Center, LDS Chapel, 916 Fifth St., Boulder City, 1-7 p.m.; Bank of America, 1351 Town Center Drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mountain View Hospital, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Friday: Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects, 709 Valle Verde Court, Henderson, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Macy's, Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; New York-New York, Staten Island Room 1, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday: GameWorks, 3785 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Hollywood Tans, 4235 Fort Apache Road, 9 a.m.-noon; Remax, 9931 W. Charleston Blvd., 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

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