Blood drives scheduled for area
Garden City Telegram
The American Red Cross and the National Football League are teaming up this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals – especially those who have recovered from COVID-19 – to give blood and to help tackle the national convalescent plasma shortage. Right now, more donors are needed to help hospital patients.
During this critical time, the Red Cross and NFL are thrilled to offer all those who come to donate an opportunity to receive a special thank you this month. Those who come to donate blood or platelets this January will be automatically entered to win two tickets to next year’s Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. In addition, those who come to give January 1-20, will also be automatically entered to win the Big Game at Home package for an awesome viewing experience safely at home, with a 65-inch television and a $500 gift card to put toward food and fun.
Donors can win chance to attend next year s Super Bowl. Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 2:00 am, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
Crosslake: Noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, Crosslake Community Center.
Merrifield: 1-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, Clow Stamping Company.
Pequot Lakes: Noon-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, Our Savior s Lutheran Church.
Individuals can schedule an appointment to give blood by visiting RedCrossBlood.org
, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or activating the Blood Scheduling Skill for Amazon Alexa.
The American Red Cross and the National Football League teamed up during National Blood Donor Month to urge individuals - especially those who have recovered from COVID-19 - to give blood and to help tackle the national convalescent plasma shortage. More donors are needed to help hospital patients.
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Blood donations in the Rockford area have taken a devastating blow over the better part of a year. Because of this, Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) has a challenge for donors.
(As a regular blood donor, one the best feelings is receiving a phone call letting you know when your blood was used and which hospital it was used in.)
Think about when COVID-19 really began to affect day-to-day activities, all the way back to March of 2020. Since then, the number of donors has dropped drastically while the need for blood has continuously surged. Lives depend on these donations, literally. As we hit the middle of National Blood Donor Month (January) RRVBC is challenging donors to continuously donate in 2021 and beyond. Donations can be made every eight weeks.
SYRACUSE — The American Red Cross and the National Football League (NFL) are teaming up this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals — especially those who have
Red Cross in desperate need of donors: The need for blood is constant
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) ABC7 and the American Red Cross are partnering to urge Bay Area residents to donate blood in January for National Blood Donor Month. The need for blood is constant, said Justin Mueller, regional executive of donor services for the American Red Cross Northern California coastal region. That s the same that we always had pre-COVID. It holds very true today.
According to Mueller, about 25 percent of Red Cross blood drives were at colleges and high schools prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Distance learning ended that opportunity.