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Pekin, IL ‑ Pekin City Offices ‑ Battle of the Badges will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 24 at 111 S. Capitol St., inside Conference Room   All presenting donors will get a choice between a gift card, a donation to Best Friends Animal Society, or points for the rewards store! Donors will also receive a coupon for a pint of frozen custard from Culvers! What: Pekin City Offices ‑ Battle of the Badges Community Blood Drive   When: Wednesday, April 24, 7:00 am ‑ 5:00 pm   Where: Conference Room, 111 S. Capitol St., Pekin, IL   Appointments: To donate, please contact Josh Peterson at (309) 477-2388, Billie Ingles at (309) 478-5312, John Shallenberger at (309) 478-5652, or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 61117 to locate the drive. Donor Eligibility Criteria: Potential donors must be at least

  Crittenton Centers' Baby Brunch on April 26th April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Peoria, IL –On Friday , April 26th at 11:30 am , Crittenton Centers will host our 5 th annual Baby Brunch at the Country Club of Peoria to celebrate the 44th Anniversary of Crittenton Centers' Crisis Nursery and our community coming together to Fill the Crib with basic need items (diapers, wipes, formula etc.…) for local children and families in need.  Guests will enjoy a signature drink, plated lunch, baby shower games, raffle prizes, mission moments, and we will reveal the total basic need items collected to date for the community wide Fill the Crib campaign.  Last year Crittenton Centers' Crisis Nursery had 3144 admissions and provided basic need items to 2,808 children in our community thanks to your support.  Other April Events Include: Fill the Crib: Entire Month of April Pinwheels for Prevention: Thursday, April 4 th 10am   To learn more:  https://crittentoncente