On Sunday, August 17, Darvin Furniture & Mattress , Chicagoland’s largest furniture and mattress store and a proud 100  percent employee‑owned business, opened its Orland Park showroom to host a blood drive in partnership with Versiti Blood Centers , aiming to help relieve the critical shortage of blood in the region. The Versiti mobile donation unit was stationed just outside the main entrance from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., providing a convenient opportunity for patrons and residents to give life‑saving donations.

Forty‑three people registered to donate and, after a few were deferred, Versiti collected 39 usable units, comprising 31 whole‑blood donations and 8 double red blood cell units. With each donation having the potential to save up to three lives, the total haul could translate i

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