For decades, Mesa Verde United Methodist Church has done its part in organizing blood drives on behalf of the American Red Cross.

Originally held in various locations around the church campus, including classrooms, the fellowship hall and even the sanctuary, today the drives are conducted in a self-contained mobile unit.

Since November 1983, when the mission began at Mesa Verde, the church is credited with arranging for the collection of more than 588 gallons of life-saving blood. The latest drive was held Monday and marked the effort’s 40th anniversary.

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