The need for blood is constant, according to a press release.

To fulfill that need, Mayo Clinic Health System and the American Red Cross will host blood drives in Albert Lea from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the foundation board room on the lower level, and in Austin from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 14 in classroom 3 on the third floor of Clinic South.             

To learn more or to select an appointment time, go to www.redcrossblood.org.