Donors needed now to prevent a seasonal blood shortage
NASHVILLE - Did you know about 62% of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood? But, only about 3% does. By making an appointment to help save lives with the American Red Cross in August, donors can pump up the blood supply and keep it from falling to shortage levels. Platelet donors are especially needed now.
As a thank-you, all who come to give Aug. 1-31 will be automatically entered for a chance to win gas for a year, a $6,000 value. There will be three lucky winners. Everyone who comes to give blood or platelets in August will also receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice.* Donors can schedule an appointment to give using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 8-31:
In Tennessee
Cheatham
Ashland City
8/22/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Snap Fitness of Ashland City, 260 Hutton Place
Pleasant View
8/30/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Livery Stables, 1104 Main Street
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Clay
Celina
8/31/2022: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Celina Community Center, 145 Cordell Hull Drive
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Davidson
Antioch
8/18/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Ford Ice Center, 5264 Hickory Hollow Parkway
Goodlettsville
8/16/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Goodlettsville Church, 226 S. Main Street
Joelton
8/28/2022: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 7140 Whites Creek Pike
Nashville
8/16/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ford Ice Center Bellevue, 7638 B Highway 70 S
8/16/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
8/16/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/17/2022: 11 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/17/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
8/18/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/19/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/20/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/21/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/22/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/23/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/23/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
8/24/2022: 11 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/24/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
8/25/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital, 4220 Harding Road
8/25/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/25/2022: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Coleman Park Community Center, 384 Thompson Lane
8/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/28/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/29/2022: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., PARKS, 4025 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 601
8/29/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
8/29/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/30/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
8/30/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
8/31/2022: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Vanderbilt Health 100 Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane
8/31/2022: 11 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
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Franklin
Winchester
8/26/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Winchester Church of Christ, 1230 South College Street
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Giles
Pulaski
8/22/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Rec Center, 333 East College Street
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Lawrence
Lawrenceburg
8/22/2022: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lawrenceburg Law Enforcement Appreciation, 212 Waterloo Street
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Lewis
Hohenwald
8/16/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Hohenwald Church of Christ, 110 Park Avenue South
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Lincoln
Fayetteville
8/16/2022: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., City of Fayetteville Parks & Recreation, 1203 Winchester Hwy
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Marshall
Chapel Hill
8/17/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Chapel Hill UMC, 316 North Horton Parkway
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Maury
Columbia
8/25/2022: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Columbia First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1106 Nashville Hwy
Spring Hill
8/18/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Predators -Spring Hill Community, 125 Stephen P Yokich Pkwy
8/29/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 5344 Main St.
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Montgomery
Clarksville
8/16/2022: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Veteran's Plaza - William O. Beach Civic Hall, 350 Pagaent Lane
8/17/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Clarksville American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
8/20/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison St.
8/22/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
8/24/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
8/29/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
8/31/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
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Perry
Lobelville
8/26/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Lobelville First Baptist Church, 288 South Main Street
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Putnam
Cookeville
8/22/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Putnam County Library, 50 E. Broad St.
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Robertson
Greenbrier
8/8/2022: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 2806 Hwy 41 S
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Rutherford
Murfreesboro
8/16/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/17/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Predators World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
8/18/2022: 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/19/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/20/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/21/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/22/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/23/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/25/2022: 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/26/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/27/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/28/2022: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/29/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/30/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
8/31/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., First Community Mortgage, 262 Robert Rose Drive
Smyrna
8/16/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Nashville Predators - 1st United Methodist Church Smyrna, 300 Sam Hagar Street - Door C
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Sumner
Gallatin
8/16/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Station, 225 Big Station Camp Blvd
8/19/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike
8/25/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike
8/26/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Station, 225 Big Station Camp Blvd
8/31/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Station, 225 Big Station Camp Blvd
Hendersonville
8/25/2022: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., One Stop Realty, 131 Indian Lake Rd Suite 101
8/29/2022: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Trinity Baptist Church, 840 Forest Retreat Rd.
Portland
8/24/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Portland Church of Christ, 200 N Russell
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Warren
Mc Minnville
8/30/2022: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Caney Fork Electric, 920 Smithville Hwy.
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Williamson
Brentwood
8/17/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Way
8/17/2022: 6 a.m. - 12 p.m., Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Way
8/18/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Way
8/18/2022: 6 a.m. - 12 p.m., Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Way
8/19/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Churchill Mortgage, 1749 Mallory Lane, Suite 100
8/24/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
8/29/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
8/30/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Sponsored by Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 516 Franklin Road
8/30/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
8/30/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vaco, 5501 Virginia Way Ste 120
8/31/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Ravenwood High School, 1724 Wilson Pike
Franklin
8/16/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
8/18/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
8/18/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Nashville Predators Galleria, 1800 Galleria Blvd., Suite 2075
8/19/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vanderbilt Medical Group, 2105 Edward Curd Lane
8/21/2022: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 508 Franklin Road
8/23/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Franklin Christian Church, 4040 Clovercroft Rd
8/23/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
8/23/2022: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Christ Community Church, 1215 Hillsboro Road
8/29/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Fieldstone Farms Blood Drive, 1530 Lexington Parkway
8/30/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
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Wilson
Lebanon
8/29/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., East/West Building, 945 E Baddour Parkway
Mount Juliet
8/16/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 3425 N Mount Juliet Road
8/22/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 3425 N Mount Juliet Road
8/29/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 3425 N Mount Juliet Road
Blood drive safety
The Red Cross follows a high standard of safety and infection control. The Red Cross will continue to socially distance wherever possible at blood drives, donation centers and facilities. While donors are no longer required to wear a face mask, individuals may choose to continue to wear a mask for any reason. The Red Cross will also adhere to more stringent face mask requirements per state and/or local guidance, or at the request of blood drive sponsors. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at a drive.
How to donate blood
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification 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 have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
Amplify Your Impact − Volunteer!
Another way to support the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross is to become a volunteer blood donor ambassador at Red Cross blood drives. Blood donor ambassadors help greet, check-in and thank blood donors to ensure they have a positive donation experience.
Volunteers can also serve as transportation specialists, playing a vital role in ensuring lifesaving blood products are delivered to nearby hospitals. For more information and to apply for a either position, visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.
