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The Kelly Needham Memorial Blood Drive will be Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. in the St. Philomena Parish Center basement level. To make an appointment, go online to www.redcrossblood.org and type stphils in the box at the top that says Find a Blood Drive.We continue to experience critical blood shortages. Please make an appointment to donate if you are eligible. Whole blood donors are eligible to give every 56 days.
If you have received a vaccine or have questions about donating blood, please go to www.redcrossblood.org.
Kelly was a Peoria native and graduate of both St. Philomena School and Peoria Notre Dame High School. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Missouri (Mizzou), where he was a regular blood donor. He believed in helping others and donated blood five times during his lifetime. In August 2012, at just 21 years old, Kelly was involved in a tragic car accident that took his life.
Since our first drive in his memory in 2013, we have collected 703 pints – each pint helping three people. Please give blood in Kelly’s memory to help keep his lifesaving spirit going.
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