NASHVILLE – A concerning shortfall in blood donations last month could stress the American Red Cross blood supply. The Red Cross collected over 26,000 fewer blood donations than needed in May to meet the needs of patients. The need for blood is constant, with someone needing a blood transfusion in the U.S. every two seconds. Platelet donors are especially needed at this time. The public can help ensure continuity for patients by making an appointment to give blood or platelets now and in the weeks ahead. 

This is the perfect time to give blood, especially for those who haven’t given in a while, or who have never given before.

In thanks for taking time to help, all who come to give blood, platelets or plasma June 1-30 will receive a $10 gift card by email to a merchant of their choice. Those who come to give throughout June will also be automatically entered for a chance to win a backyard theater package. Details for both offers can be found at RedCrossBlood.org/June.

Help the Red Cross and meet the critical needs of patients. Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to schedule a time to give now.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities, June 16-30: 

Tennessee

Benton County

Camden

6/16/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Camden Church of Christ, 1285 U.S. 70 Bypass

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Cheatham County

Ashland City

6/19/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ashland City Church of Christ, 110 Cumberland Street

Chapmansboro

6/22/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Cheap Hill Church of Christ, 2834 Highway 12 North

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Clay County

Celina

6/28/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Celina Community Center, 145 Cordell Hull Drive

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Coffee County

Tullahoma

6/21/2023: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Tennessee Correction Academy, 1314 South Jackson Street

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Davidson County

Antioch

6/19/2023: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Ford Ice Center - Nashville Predators, 5264 Hickory Hollow Parkway

Goodlettsville

6/22/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Goodlettsville Church, 226 S. Main Street

6/23/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Nashville Public Library - Goodlettsville Branch, 205 Rivergate Parkway

6/27/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 613 South Main Street

6/28/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Goodlettsville City Hall, 105 South Main Street

6/28/2023: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Connell Memorial United Methodist Church, 113 Church Street

Hermitage

6/28/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Metro Police-Hermitage, 3701 James Kay Lane

Nashville

6/16/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/17/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/18/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/19/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital, 4220 Harding Road

6/19/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/20/2023: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Green Hills YMCA, 4041 Hillsboro Circle

6/20/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue

6/20/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/21/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Vanderbilt Health 100 Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane

6/21/2023: 11 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/22/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/23/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/23/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Nashville Public Library - Pruitt Branch, 117 Charles E. Davis Blvd

6/24/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/25/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/26/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/27/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Spring Automation, 720 Fessey Park Road

6/27/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/28/2023: 11 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/29/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/29/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Loveless Cafe, 8400 Highway 100

6/29/2023: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., American Red Cross, 2201 Charlotte Ave.

6/30/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave

6/30/2023: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Hispanic Family Foundation, 3955 Nolensville Pike

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Dickson County

Dickson

6/20/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Compassion Church, 3525 Hwy 70 West

6/22/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Dickson Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 500 Hwy 70 E

6/26/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Tennsco, 115 Tennsco Drive

6/27/2023: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., YMCA Dickson, 301 Henslee Drive

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Franklin County

Winchester

6/30/2023: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Winchester Church of Christ, 1230 South College Street

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Giles County

Pulaski

6/26/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., First National Bank, 206 South First St

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Lewis County

Hohenwald

6/23/2023: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Hohenwald Church of Christ, 110 Park Avenue South

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Lincoln County

Fayetteville

6/20/2023: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., City of Fayetteville Parks & Recreation, 1203 Winchester Hwy

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Marshall County

Chapel Hill

6/21/2023: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Chapel Hill UMC, 316 North Horton Parkway

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Maury County

Columbia

6/22/2023: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Nashville Predators - Columbia Community, 1106 Nashville Hwy

Spring Hill

6/19/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Predators- First Presbyterian Church, 5344 Main St

6/29/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Holiday Inn Express - Spring Hill Community, 3003 Longford Dr

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Montgomery County

Clarksville

6/19/2023: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison St.

6/20/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Governor's Square Mall, 2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd

6/21/2023: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison St.

6/23/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Newton Military Family Resource  Center, 426 College Street

6/24/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison St.

6/26/2023: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street

6/28/2023: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison St.

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Perry County

Lobelville

6/23/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Lobelville First Baptist Church, 288 South Main Street

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Robertson County

Greenbrier

6/26/2023: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Green Ridge Church of Christ, 2215 Highway 41S

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Rutherford County

La Vergne

6/30/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lavergne Church of Christ, 244 Old Nashville Highway

Murfreesboro

6/16/2023: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Rutherford County Sheriff's Dept., 940 New Salem Hwy.

6/16/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/16/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Rutherford County Sheriff's Dept., 940 New Salem Hwy.

6/17/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/18/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/19/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/20/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/21/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Predators World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway

6/22/2023: 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/23/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/24/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/25/2023: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/26/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Alvin C York VA Bldg 107, 3400 Lebanon Road

6/26/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/27/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Pinnacle Financial Partners, 214 W. College Street

6/27/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/29/2023: 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.

6/29/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway

How to donate blood

To make an appointment, 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. 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.

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 either position, visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.