Tri-Town News Datebook, May 12 • New Jersey Blood Services is conducting blood drives which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled in the near future: May 18, Howell Donor Center, 4068 Route 9 South, Howell, 1:30-8:30 p.m.; May 19, Howell Donor Center, 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; May 20, Howell Donor Center, 1:30-8:30 p.m.; May 20, Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, 1-7 p.m.; May 23, Temple Beth Ahm, 550 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen Township, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; May 24, North Centerville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, 372 Middle Road, Hazlet, 1-7 p.m.; May 25, Howell Donor Center, 1:30-8:30 p.m.; May 26, Howell Donor Center, 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; May 27, Howell Donor Center, 1:30-8:30 p.m.; May 28, Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, 1-7 p.m.; and May 29, AOH/Knights of Columbus Middletown, 12 Route 36, Middletown 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive, call 1-800-933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org