While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the need for blood and platelets remains crucial for patients relying on lifesaving transfusions. The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage and donors of all blood types - especially type O and those giving platelets - are urged to make an appointment to give now.
Right now, the Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each day to meet current demand as hospitals respond to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, organ transplants and elective surgeries.
To thank donors who help refuel the blood and platelet supply this month, all who come to give July 7-31 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card via email and will also receive automatic entry for a chance to win gas for a year (a $5,000 value). More information and details are available at rcblood.org/fuel. Also, all those who come to donate throughout the entire month of July will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for four to Cedar Point or Knott's Berry Farm. To learn more, visit rcblood.org/CedarFair.
Donors who give now will help stock the shelves for the rest of the summer season. Schedule an appointment to give blood or platelets by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
In most cases, those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can donate. However, knowing the name of the manufacturer of the vaccine they received is important in determining donation eligibility.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities July 16-31
Kentucky
Allen
Scottsville
7/28/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Scottsville Church of Christ, 1379 Smiths Grove Road
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Christian
Fort Campbell
7/16/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fort Campbell Commissary, 2606 Indiana Avenue
7/16/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fort Campbell PX, 2840 Bastogne Avenue
7/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Blanchfield Army Hospital, 650 Joel Drive
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Marshall
Benton
7/26/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Briensburg Church of Christ, 2349 Benton Briensburg Road
7/29/2021: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Draffenville Pharmacy, 153 US-68
Calvert City
7/23/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Altona Baptist Church, 5817 US HWY 62
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Warren
Bowling Green
7/16/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
7/21/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
7/23/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
7/28/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
7/28/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Graves Gilbert Medical Clinic, 201 Park Street
7/30/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
Oakland
7/16/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lions Club Smith Grove, 410 Church St
Tennessee
Bedford
Shelbyville
7/20/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Elite Physical Therapy, 1116 North Main
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Cheatham
Ashland City
7/20/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Ashland City Church of Christ, 110 Cumberland Street
Pleasant View
7/26/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Livery Stables Event Hall, 1104 Main Street
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Coffee
Manchester
7/26/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Manchester Recreation Complex, 557 N. Woodland Street
Tullahoma
7/28/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Tullahoma Community, 1401 N Jackson Street
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Davidson
Hermitage
7/18/2021: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, 3475 Lebanon Pike
Madison
7/29/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Rivergate Church of Christ, 201 Alta Loma Road
Nashville
7/16/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/16/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
7/17/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/18/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/19/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/20/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/20/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Loveless Cafe, 8400 Highway 100
7/20/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Capitol View, 500 11th Avenue N.
7/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Trevecca Community Church, 335 Murfreesboro Road
7/21/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kroger Bellevue, 7087 Hwy 70 S
7/22/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/22/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Vanderbilt Health-Belle Meade, 6002 Highway 100
7/23/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/24/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/25/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/25/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Brentwood Hills Church of Christ, 5120 Franklin Pike
7/26/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/26/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saint Thomas West Hospital, 4220 Harding Road
7/27/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/27/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
7/28/2021: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/28/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue
7/28/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Christ Presbyterian Church, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard
7/29/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Element Nashville, 2825 Elm Hill Pike
7/30/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/30/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, 2000 Church Street
7/31/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
7/31/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Cumberland Ward, 1240 McGavock Pike
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Giles
Pulaski
7/26/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Rec Center, 333 East College Street
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Hickman
Centerville
7/19/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Fairfield Church of Christ, 1860 Hwy. 100
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Humphreys
New Johnsonville
7/19/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Trace Creek Baptist Church, 1320 Broadway Avenue
Waverly
7/16/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 300 Main Street
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Lawrence
Ethridge
7/20/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ethridge Church of Christ, 3805 Hwy, 43 North
Lawrenceburg
7/29/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Mars Hill Baptist Church, 630 Weakley Creek Road
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Maury
Columbia
7/22/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post 19, 812 Nashville Highway, Hwy 31 North
Mount Pleasant
7/20/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Main St Church of Christ, 210 N. Main St
Spring Hill
7/30/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Walmart - Spring Hill, 4959 Main St
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Montgomery
Clarksville
7/19/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
7/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Customs House Museum, 200 2nd Street
7/21/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
7/23/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Governor's Square Mall, 2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd
7/23/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 740 Franklin Street
7/26/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
7/28/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
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Overton
Livingston
7/19/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Livingston Regional Education Bldg, 406 1st Street
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Putnam
Cookeville
7/16/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., First United Methodist, 204 East Spring St
7/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Putnam County Library, 50 East Broad St
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Robertson
Cross Plains
7/27/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 7109 Hwy 25 E.
Springfield
7/19/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., The Center, 401 North Main Street
White House
7/20/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 4095 Highway 31 W
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Rutherford
Murfreesboro
7/16/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/17/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/18/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/19/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/19/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., North Boulevard Church of Christ, 1112 North Rutherford Boulevard
7/20/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/23/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/24/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/25/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/25/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., River Oaks Community Church, 210 Rucker Ln
7/26/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/27/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/27/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
7/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/29/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Vanderbilt Children's Urgent Care Murfreesboro, 2102 West Northfield Boulevard
7/30/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
7/30/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
7/31/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
Smyrna
7/24/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., LifePoint Church, 506 Legacy Drive
7/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 349 Chaney Road
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Sumner
Gallatin
7/21/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church, 1042 Hartsville Pike
7/27/2021: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Gallatin Public Library, 123 E. Main Street
7/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike
Hendersonville
7/19/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hendersonville Public Library, 140 Saundersville Rd
7/22/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 172 West Main Street
7/25/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 1729 Stop 30 Road
7/26/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lowe's Home Improvement, 360 East Main Street
Portland
7/20/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Donor Coach, 960 Highway 52 W
7/22/2021: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Mckendree Memorial United Methodist Church, 208 Wheeler Street
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Williamson
Brentwood
7/16/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/19/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/20/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., 5005 Maryland Way
7/20/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/22/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/27/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/28/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/28/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Otter Creek Church, 409 Franklin Road
7/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Bethel World Outreach Church, 5670 Granny White Pike
7/29/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
7/30/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
Fairview
7/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Anytime Fitness - Fairview, 7048 City Center Way
Franklin
7/19/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lifetime Fitness, 5020 Carothers Parkway
7/21/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lowe's Home Improvement, 3060 Mallory Lane
7/21/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., CoolSprings Galleria, 1800 Galleria Blvd.
7/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Darrell Waltrip Automotive Group, 1430 Murfreesboro Rd
7/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
7/22/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Darrell Waltrip Automotive Group, 1430 Murfreesboro Rd
7/22/2021: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Franklin Christian Church, 4040 Murfreesboro Road
7/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
7/26/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Oak Valley Baptist Church, 1161 Lewisburg Pike
7/27/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 2419 Bethlehem Loop
7/27/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., NHC Place at Cool Springs, 211 Cool Springs Blvd.
7/27/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Franklin Park, 6100 Tower Circle
7/28/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Springhill Suites by Marriott Franklin Cool Springs, 5011 Aspen Grove Drive
7/28/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., MEDHOST, 6550 Carothers Parkway, Suite 160
7/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
7/29/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Walker Memorial Baptist Church, 1350 W. Main Street
7/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vanderbilt Medical Group, 2105 Edward Curd Lane
Thompsons Station
7/27/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thompson Station Church, 2604 Thompson Station Road
7/29/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Kroger Marketplace, 4726 Traders Way
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Wilson
Lebanon
7/20/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Maple Hill Church of Christ, 102 Maple Hill Road
7/22/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wilson County Veterans Building, 945 E. Baddour Parkway
7/27/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., East/West Building, 945 E Baddour Parkway
Mount Juliet
7/21/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Anytime Fitness, 645 S. Mount Juliet Road
7/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 3425 N Mount Juliet Road
7/26/2021: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Burn Bootcamp, 11237 Lebanon Rd
