The American Red Cross is calling for donors of all blood types, especially those with type O blood, to race to give blood and help refuel the blood supply.
This spring, the Red Cross is teaming up with INDYCAR® to urge people to help keep the blood supply on track by donating blood or platelets. Schedule a donation appointment by downloading 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.
As a special thank-you, those who come to give blood or platelets April 1-15 will automatically be entered to win a VIP trip for four to the 2022 Indianapolis 500®. The Red Cross will also automatically enter all who come to give in April for a chance to win one of five $1,000 e-gift cards to a merchant of choice. Additional details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Indy500.
The need for blood doesn't take a pit stop
When seconds count in the race to save lives, it's the blood already on the shelves that helps most. More donors are needed now to help ensure hospitals are ready to respond to the needs of patients this month.
Every day - even during a pandemic - patients like Ashley Byers rely on lifesaving blood products. In April 2016, Byers experienced a life-threatening pregnancy complication and required 121 units of blood as doctors fought to save her life.
"Without blood donations, I would not have survived the medical emergency I experienced after giving birth to my daughter," said Byers. "As was seen with my situation, a single emergency can cause a massive shortage of blood products. I, along with my family, am truly grateful to all of the blood donors, the American Red Cross and the amazing medical team who saved my life."
Important COVID-19 information for donors
The Red Cross is testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The test may indicate if the donor's immune system has produced antibodies to this coronavirus, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Testing may also identify the presence of antibodies developed after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Red Cross antibody tests will be helpful to identify individuals who have COVID-19 antibodies and may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. Convalescent plasma is a type of blood product collected from COVID-19 survivors who have antibodies that may help patients who are actively fighting the virus. Plasma from whole blood donations that test positive for high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used to help COVID-19 patients.
Donors can expect to receive the results of their antibody test within two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App or the donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org. To protect the health and safety of Red Cross staff and donors, it is important that individuals who do not feel well or believe they may be ill with COVID-19 postpone donation.
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions - including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff - 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 and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities April 1-15
KY
Allen
Scottsville
4/2/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Scottsville Baptist Church, 301 East Main Street
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Christian
Fort Campbell
4/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fort Campbell PX, 2840 Bastogne Ave.
4/15/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Strike Wellness Center, 7081 Stands Alone Ave
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Clinton
Albany
4/15/2021: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Albany Community Center, 200 N. Spring Street
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Marshall
Benton
4/12/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 2515 South Main Street
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Simpson
Franklin
4/13/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Franklin Presbyterian Church, 201 North College St
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Todd
Elkton
4/9/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Elkton Baptist Church, 301 East Main Street
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Trigg
Cadiz
4/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Trigg County Hospital, 254 Main Street
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Warren
Bowling Green
4/2/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
4/7/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
4/9/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
4/14/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
4/15/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Bank and Trust, 1302 Scottsville Rd
TN
Bedford
Bell Buckle
4/15/2021: 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., James E. Elkins Fire Hall, 113 Main Street
Shelbyville
4/9/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville, 1405 Madison
4/13/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Shelbyville, 304 East Depot Street
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Cheatham
Ashland City
4/14/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Snap Fitness of Ashland City, 260 Hutton Place
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Coffee
Tullahoma
4/13/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 200 NE Atlantic St
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Davidson
Antioch
4/12/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Harvest Bible Chapel, 5211 Hickory Hollow Parkway
4/13/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., CareNow Urgent Care, 5304 Cane Ridge Rd.
4/15/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Rural Hill Church of Christ, 564 Bell Road
Goodlettsville
4/1/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Goodlettsville Church, 226 S. Main Street
4/6/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 613 South Main Street
4/15/2021: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Connection Pointe Church, 1000 Rivergate Parkway, Suite 1800
Madison
4/2/2021: 7 a.m. - 11 a.m., Nashville Sheriff - Due West Towers, 610 Due West Ave.
4/2/2021: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Sheriff - Due West Towers, 610 Due West Ave.
4/8/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Rivergate Church of Christ, 201 Alta Loma Road
Nashville
4/1/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/2/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
4/2/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/2/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville First Church of the Nazarene, 510 Woodland Street
4/3/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/4/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/5/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center 100 Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane
4/5/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/6/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
4/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Loveless Cafe, 8400 Highway 100
4/6/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/7/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
4/7/2021: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/8/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
4/8/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/8/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Inn at Opryland, 2401 Music Valley Drive
4/9/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave
4/9/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/9/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., CrossFit Forte, 930 5th Ave. South
4/9/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Brentwood Hills Church of Christ, 5120 Franklin Pike
4/10/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/11/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave
4/12/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Ave.
4/12/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave.
4/13/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave.
4/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Holladay Properties, 2710 Old Lebanon Rd., Suite 5
4/13/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave.
4/13/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kroger Bellevue, 7087 Hwy 70 S
4/14/2021: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave.
4/15/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave.
4/15/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Brush Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 3705 Brush Hill Road
Old Hickory
4/1/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church Old Hickory, 1106 Hadley Avenue
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Dickson
Dickson
4/8/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., YMCA DICKSON, 225 Henslee Drive
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Franklin
Belvidere
4/6/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Belvidere Mennonite Church, 9805 David Crockett Parkway, West
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Lawrence
Lawrenceburg
4/1/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., City Administration Building, 218 W. Gaines
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Macon
Lafayette
4/5/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lafayette Church of Christ, 212 Church Street
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Marshall
Chapel Hill
4/14/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Chapel Hill UMC, 316 North Horton Parkway
Lewisburg
4/15/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Church Street Church of Christ, 305 West Church Street
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Maury
Columbia
4/12/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion Post 19, 812 Nashville Highway, Hwy 31 North
Spring Hill
4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lowes, 2000 Belshire Way
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Montgomery
Clarksville
4/1/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Veteran's Plaza - William O. Beach Civic Hall, 350 Pageant Lane
4/5/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
4/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Customs House Museum, 200 2nd Street
4/7/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
4/9/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Governor's Square Mall, 2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd
4/12/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
4/14/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street
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Robertson
Springfield
4/15/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Owens Chapel UMC, 6742 Owens Chapel Road
White House
4/5/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 4095 Highway 31 W
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Rutherford
Murfreesboro
4/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, 1700 Medical Parkway
4/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/2/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/3/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/4/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/5/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., New Vision Baptist Church, 1750 N. Thompson Lane
4/5/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., North Boulevard Church of Christ, 1112 North Rutherford Boulevard
4/5/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/6/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/6/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
4/8/2021: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/9/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/9/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., North Boulevard Church of Christ, 1112 North Rutherford Boulevard
4/10/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/11/2021: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/12/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway
4/12/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/13/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
4/15/2021: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.
Smyrna
4/1/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 300 Sam Hagar Street
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Smith
Carthage
4/2/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Walmart Carthage, 125 Myers Street
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Sumner
Gallatin
4/5/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike
4/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Steinhauer-Rogan-Black Humanities Building, 1480 Nashville Pike
4/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sumner Station, 225 Big Station Camp Blvd
4/13/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Gallatin Civic Center, 210 Albert Gallatin Avenue
4/14/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church Gallatin, 205 East Main St
Hendersonville
4/2/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 172 West Main Street
4/12/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hendersonville Public Library, 140 Saundersville Rd
Portland
4/14/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Portland Church of Christ, 200 N Russell
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Warren
McMinnville
4/14/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., McMinnville Community, 201 Locust Street
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White
Sparta
4/8/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Civic Center Sparta, 514 E. Bockman Way
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Williamson
Brentwood
4/2/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Maryland Farms YMCA, 5101 Maryland Way
4/2/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
4/5/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
4/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
4/7/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
4/9/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 516 Franklin Road
4/11/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Rd.
4/12/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Quorum Health, 1573 Mallory Ln
4/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.
College Grove
4/2/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., McDaniel Community, 7588 Delancey Dr
Franklin
4/2/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Westhaven Community, 401 Cheltenham Avenue
4/6/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Two Meridian, 501 Corporate Center Dr.
4/7/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Laurelbrooke, 1180 Waterstone Blvd.
4/7/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., McKay's Mill, 1215 Habersham Way
4/7/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
4/7/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kroger Franklin, 3054 Columbia Ave.
4/8/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
4/8/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., NHC Place at Cool Springs, 211 Cool Springs Blvd.
4/8/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., ClearView Baptist Church, 537 Franklin Road
4/12/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lowe's Home Improvement, 3060 Mallory Lane
4/12/2021: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Franklin Christian Church, 4040 Murfreesboro Road
4/14/2021: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Christ Community Church, 1215 Hillsboro Road
4/15/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1100 Gray Fox Lane
4/15/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100
Nolensville
4/8/2021: 1:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Nolensville First United Methodist Church, 7316 Nolensville Road
4/13/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Life Community Church, 930 Oldham Rd
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Wilson
Lebanon
4/2/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., East/West Building, 945 E Baddour Parkway
4/12/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 1655 Main Street
4/13/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Maple Hill Church of Christ, 102 Maple Hill Road
Mount Juliet
4/2/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 3425 N Mount Juliet Road