Donor antibody levels may indicate ability to help some patients fighting COVID-19
$10 Fanatics e-gift card, chance at trip to 2022 MLB® All-Star Game® for donors in March
For a limited time, the American Red Cross has resumed testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from routine donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as convalescent plasma to help meet the needs of COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.
At the same time, the Red Cross blood supply remains vulnerable, and individuals are urged to schedule a blood or platelet donation. In the days and weeks ahead, it’s critically important the Red Cross maintains a readily available blood supply so hospital patients can receive the care they need. To make an appointment, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
The Red Cross first tested donations for COVID-19 antibodies earlier in the pandemic to provide convalescent plasma for patients. When infection rates decreased and new treatment options became available, the Red Cross discontinued the program. With the surge of new variants, hospitals began to seek out more treatments for their most vulnerable patients, and new clinical trial data has shown that convalescent plasma may benefit immunocompromised patients. The Red Cross is resuming this program to ensure doctors have every tool available to support treatment.
How it works
Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to this coronavirus following vaccination or infection, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Donations will be tested using samples pulled at the time of donation and sent to a testing laboratory where they will also undergo routine infectious disease testing. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity.
COVID-19 antibody test results will be available 1-2 weeks after donation in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.
The Red Cross is not testing donors to diagnose illness, referred to as a diagnostic test.
Thanking all-star donors in March
All who come to give blood or platelets in March will get a $10 e-gift card, thanks to Fanatics. Plus, donors will also automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to the 2022 MLB® All-Star Game® in Los Angeles, California, when you come to give March 1-31. The package includes two tickets to 2022 MLB® All-Star Saturday, the 2022 Home Run Derby, and the 2022 MLB® All-Star Game®, round-trip airfare to Los Angeles, four-night hotel accommodations (July 16-20, 2022), plus a $750 gift card for expenses.*
Upcoming Nashville area blood donation opportunities, March 16-31
Davidson
Antioch
2/25/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Ford Ice Center, 5264 Hickory Hollow Parkway
Goodlettsville
3/15/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 613 South Main Street
Hermitage
3/23/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Nashville Public Library Hermitage Branch, 3700 James Kay Lane
Nashville
2/25/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
2/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
2/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
2/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
2/28/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fisk University, 1717 Jackson St.
2/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
2/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/1/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Delta Air Lines - BNA, One Terminal Drive, North End of Baggage Claim
3/1/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/1/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/10/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/11/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/11/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/12/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/13/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/14/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/14/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
3/15/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/15/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/16/2022: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/16/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/17/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Pike
3/17/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/17/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/18/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/18/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/19/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/2/2022: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/20/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/21/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/22/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Vanderbilt University The Commons Center, 267 Appleton Place
3/22/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/23/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/23/2022: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/23/2022: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Nashville Public Library - Bordeaux Branch, 4000 Clarksville Pike
3/24/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Inn at Opryland, 2401 Music Valley Drive
3/24/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/29/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/29/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/3/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/30/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ford Ice Center Bellevue, 7638 B Highway 70 S
3/30/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Vanderbilt University Kissam Building, 2101 West End Avenue
3/30/2022: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/30/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Vanderbilt University Hillel -Schulman Center for Jewish Life, 2421 Vanderbilt Place
3/31/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/31/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/4/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/5/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/6/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/7/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/8/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/8/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
3/9/2022: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
3/9/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
4/1/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Richland Park Library, 4711 Charlotte Ave.
4/1/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
Cannon
Woodbury
3/17/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lions Club Building, 634 Lehman Street
Dickson
Dickson
3/10/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Dickson Cumberland Presbyterian, 500 Hwy 70 East
3/22/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Tennsco, 115 Tennsco Drive
Macon
Lafayette
3/25/2022: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Macon County General Hospital, 204 Medical Drive
3/7/2022: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Macon County General Hospital, 204 Medical Drive
Maury
Columbia
2/28/2022: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Riverside Elementary School, 203 Carter Street
3/24/2022: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Columbia First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1106 Nashville Hwy
Spring Hill
3/14/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., UAW- Local 1853, 125 Stephen P Yokich Pkwy
3/2/2022: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Southern Springs HOA, 2000 Southern Springs Pkwy
Robertson
Greenbrier
3/18/2022: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Greenbrier First Baptist Church, Hwy 41
3/24/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Greenbrier High School, 126 Cuniff Drive
Springfield
3/7/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Springfield Baptist Church, 400 North Main Street
Rutherford
Murfreesboro
2/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
2/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
2/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
2/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/1/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/10/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/11/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/12/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/13/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/14/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/15/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/17/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/18/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/19/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/20/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/21/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/22/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/24/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/29/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/3/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/31/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/4/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/5/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/6/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/7/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/8/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/9/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
4/1/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
Robertson
Greenbrier
3/18/2022: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Greenbrier First Baptist Church, Hwy 41
3/24/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Greenbrier High School, 126 Cuniff Drive
Springfield
3/7/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Springfield Baptist Church, 400 North Main Street
Rutherford
Murfreesboro
2/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
2/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
2/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
2/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/1/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/10/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/11/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/12/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/13/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/14/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/15/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/17/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/18/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/19/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/20/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/21/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/22/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/24/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/28/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/29/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/3/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/31/2022: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/4/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/5/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/6/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/7/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/8/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
3/9/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
4/1/2022: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
Smith
Carthage
2/28/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Smith County Community Center, 939 Upper Ferry Road
Sumner
Gallatin
3/14/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike
3/2/2022: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church, 1042 Hartsville Pike
3/21/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike
3/29/2022: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Gallatin Public Library, 123 E. Main Street
3/3/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Gallatin Civic Center, 210 Albert Gallatin Avenue
Hendersonville
2/25/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hendersonville Community Church, 381 West Main
3/20/2022: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 650 East Main Street
3/27/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Hendersonville Seventh Day Adventist, 118 Anderson Lane
3/3/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hendersonville Community Church, 381 West Main
3/4/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Association of Realtors, 35 Executive Park Dr. Unit B
Portland
3/1/2022: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Mckendree Memorial United Methodist Church, 208 Wheeler Street
Williamson
Brentwood
2/25/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
2/28/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/1/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/15/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/16/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/21/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/22/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/7/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
3/8/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
4/1/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
College Grove
4/1/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., McDaniel Community, 7588 Delancey Dr
Franklin
3/10/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
3/13/2022: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Saint Philip Catholic Church, 113 2nd Ave.
3/13/2022: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Saint Philip Catholic Church, 113 2nd Ave.
3/15/2022: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Christ Community Church, 1215 Hillsboro Road
3/17/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
3/17/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Westhaven Residents Club, 401 Cheltenham Avenue
3/18/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Residence Inn Berry Farms Franklin TN, 8078 Berry Farms Crossing
3/22/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., CoolSprings Galleria, 1800 Galleria Blvd.
3/24/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
3/25/2022: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Willamson County Enrichment Center, 110 Everbright Ave
3/29/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt Legends Club, 1460 Legends Club Lane
3/3/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
Nolensville
3/10/2022: 1:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nolensville First United Methodist Church, 7316 Nolensville Road
Thompsons Station
3/15/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thompson Station Church, 2604 Thompson Station Road
Blood drive safety
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows a high level of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive.
Save time during donation
Donors can also save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive by completing a RapidPass®. With RapidPass®, donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer. To complete a RapidPass®, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
