Red Cross: Urgent need for blood and platelet donations now
Come to give by Dec. 19, receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card in thanks
(Nov. 26, 2018) — The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors to give now to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season.
Blood and platelet donations often decline during the holidays. Regular donors are busy with holiday activities, and travel and severe winter weather may cause blood drive cancellations. Yet donations remain critical for patients like 4-year-old Wyatt Monacelli who is in the midst of intense chemotherapy treatments for leukemia. He has received a number of transfusions since his diagnosis in June and will likely need more.
“We are fortunate to have had so many donors give the gift of life to our child so far throughout the course of his treatment, and even more so, we are lucky to have had a supply of blood available for him when he needed it,” said Julianna Monacelli, Wyatt’s mother.
Donors are urged to give now to ensure that families like Wyatt’s don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter. In thanks for helping meet the urgent need around the holidays, all those who come to donate blood or platelets now through Dec. 19, 2018, will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.)
Make an appointment to donate blood or platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Another way to help keep the blood supply strong is to host a Red Cross blood drive this winter. To learn more about hosting a blood drive and to sign up, visit RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Nov. 27-Dec. 19:
Davis
Bountiful
11/28/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful East Stake, 650 East 2150 South
12/17/2018: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., LDS Chapel, 750 East 640 South
Centerville
12/5/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Centerville Utah Canyon View Stake, 50 East Carrington Lane
12/14/2018: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Bridge Community Church, 260 East Pages Lane
Clearfield
12/14/2018: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Clearfield Utah Stake, 935 South State Street
Clinton
12/6/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Clinton Utah North Stake, 2206 West 2300 North
Farmington
12/1/2018: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., West Farmington Stake, 905 Foxhunt Drive
12/13/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Farmington North Stake, 1885 North Summerwood Dr
Fruit Heights
11/29/2018: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Fruit Heights Utah Stake, 910 South Mountain Road
Kaysville
11/29/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Kaysville Utah Deseret Mill Stake, 1275 W 200 North, Flint St
Layton
11/27/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
11/28/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
11/29/2018: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
11/30/2018: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/1/2018: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/3/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/4/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/5/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/6/2018: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/7/2018: 7:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/7/2018: 2:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/8/2018: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/10/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/11/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/12/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/13/2018: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/13/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Layton North Stake, 1954 E. Antelope Dr.
12/14/2018: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/14/2018: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton High School, 440 Wasatch Drive
12/15/2018: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/17/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/18/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
12/19/2018: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite F
Woods Cross
12/5/2018: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Woods Cross Stake, 2064 South 800 West
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Weber
Ogden
11/27/2018: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Weber County Employees, 2380 Washington Blvd.
Weber
Ogden
11/27/2018: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Weber County Employees, 2380 Washington Blvd.
11/28/2018: 10:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., UDOT - Ogden, 166 West Southwell Street
11/28/2018: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Ogden Utah University 2nd Stake, 880 Harrison Blvd
11/29/2018: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Ogden Utah Weber Stake, 5855 Skyline Drive
12/6/2018: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ogden Lorin Farr Stake, 770 15th Street
12/7/2018: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Ogden Utah Burch Creek Stake, 4955 Adams Ave.
12/10/2018: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Weber County School District Offices, 5320 Adams Avenue Parkway
12/11/2018: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., BNI Utah North, 2501 Union Station
12/11/2018: 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wasatch Peaks Credit Union, 4723 Harrison Boulevard
12/11/2018: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Ogden Utah Stake, 1050 E 21st Street
12/14/2018: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., McKay Dee Hospital Center, 4401 South Harrison Blvd.
Riverdale
12/6/2018: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Chick-Fil-A, 4067 Riverdale Rd
Roy
11/29/2018: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Roy West Stake, 5080 South 3100 West
How to donate blood
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) 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.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit RedCross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
