Anyone can save a life, and it’s easy, we promise. The American Red Cross is seeking donors of all blood types, and there’s plenty of blood drives to choose from.
All you need do is make an appointment by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Special bonus for those who give Oct. 20 and Nov. 16, 2025, will receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice, plus be automatically entered for a chance to win one of three $5,000 gift cards. See RedCrossBlood.org/Harvest for details. Here’s the upcoming blood drive dates for Corvallis, Philomath and Adair Village.
Corvallis
10/17/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Corvallis Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave
10/20/2025: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Suburban Christian Church, 2760 SW 53rd St.
10/21/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Church of the Good Samaritan, 333 NW 35th St
10/22/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Coldwell Banker Valley Brokers, 1109 NW 9th Street
10/23/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., First Presbyterian Church – Dennis Hall, 114 SW 8th St
10/30/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., First Alternative Co-Op, 1007 SE 3rd Street
10/31/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Calvin Presbyterian Church, 1736 NW Dixon Street
Philomath
10/24/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fire and Rescue, 1035 Main Street
Adair Village
10/27/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Santiam Christian High School, 7220 NE Arnold Ave
Corvallis’s Fall Leaf Collection Programs Starts Soon
Corvallis’ Fall Leaf Collection Program for 2025 begins Monday, October 20, and runs through the week of December 22. Translation, Republic Services will pick up leaf piles in the street once a week, generally on the same day as normal garbage collection.
The final leaf pickup for a property will be on its scheduled service day the week of December 22, 2025.
Continuing in 2025: Free community leaf drop sites
Some folks need or want to drop their leaves, so last year the City and Republic Services partnered to offer additional leaf collection options. It was hit. So this year, they will again offer sites across the community where Corvallisites may drop off their leaves, free of charge:
- Dr. MLK, Jr. Park – gravel parking lot at 4905 NW Walnut Blvd
- Pioneer Park – gravel parking lot at 1300 Philomath Blvd (US20/OR34)
- 2392 NW Garyanna St – asphalt parking area across from NW Havengreen Place
- Crystal Lake Sports Park – gravel lot at 100 SE Fischer Ln
Community members are asked to help by following these simple guidelines to ensure a successful leaf collection program:
Leaf drop sites:
- These sites are open to Corvallis-based Republic Services residential customers only, they are not for commercial use.
- Please observe all signs including open hours (typically 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Closures may occur periodically for site cleaning and special events.
- Please drop un-bagged leaves only, no sticks, branches, bags, or trash.
The City some asks regarding in-street collection:
- Use your yard debris cart as the first choice for disposing of leaves.
- Only rake leaves into the street if you run out of room in your yard debris cart. Consider bagging your excess leaves and putting them in your cart the following week.
- If you need to rake leaves into the street, place them there in piles the evening before your scheduled leaf pick up day.
- Place leaf piles one foot from the curb to allow space for rainwater to run off along the street curb line.
- Ensure that leaves do not block or cover catch basins or storm drains.
- Avoid parking vehicles near leaf piles, as Republic Services cannot collect leaves blocked by vehicles.
- Out of consideration for the bicycling public, please do not place leaves in bike lanes. For those of you who live adjacent to streets with bike lanes and no parking, this means using one of the leaf drop-off sites, or your yard debris carts for leaf disposal. Contact Republic Services for additional options to handle the volume of leaves on your property.
The City has some other rules and info too
The Fall Leaf Collection Program is the only time leaves may be deposited in piles in the street. Using blowers to scatter leaves into the street is not allowed at any time. Other debris, such as grass, branches, limbs, are strictly prohibited from being placed in the street at any time and will not be picked up by Republic Services.
In conjunction with the Fall Leaf Collection Program, Public Works will expand its street sweeping to include both day and night shifts. Neighborhoods are scheduled to be swept once every two weeks.
More information can be found here: https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/publicworks/page/leaf-collection
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