Donors urgently needed to increase Red Cross blood supply
(Feb. 2, 2017) – The American Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to make an appointment to give this winter so that patients can continue to receive lifesaving treatments.
Michael Harper knows how critical it is to have a readily available blood supply. “I used over 300 units of blood when I was younger after an auto accident. Blood donations helped save my life,” he said. “Now, I would like to donate as much or more than I have received.”
Blood donations are urgently needed now and throughout the winter to maintain a sufficient blood supply for patients in need. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). All those who come to donate from Jan. 30 to Feb. 26, 2017, are eligible to receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email for making blood and platelet donation a priority this winter.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities by county:
Bountiful
2/23/2017: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful Orchard Stake, 3599 South Orchard Drive
Clearfield
2/23/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Clearfield High School, 938 S. 1000 E.
Layton
2/16/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/17/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/18/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/20/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/21/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/22/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/23/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/24/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/24/2017: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/27/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
2/28/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
North Salt Lake
2/16/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., North Salt Lake Parkway Stake, 55 East 350 North
North Salt Lake
2/24/2017: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Lexington Law, 330 N Cutler Drive
Woods Cross
2/16/2017: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Woods Cross Utah North Stake Apple Chapel, 790 West 1500 South
Herriman
2/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Herriman Utah South Stake, 14550 South Juniper Crest Road, Stake Center
Kearns
2/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Kearns Utah West Stake / Walnut Hills Building, 5938 West 6200 South
Midvale
2/21/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Hillcrest High School, 7350 South 900 East
Murray
2/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Millcreek Stake, 4220 S 420 E
2/23/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Park Ward, 450 East 5600 South (Avalon Drive)
2/28/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Cameo College, 124 East 5770 South
Salt Lake City
2/16/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Cottonwood High School, 5715 South 1300 East
2/16/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/17/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/17/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Taylorsville Stake, 955 West 4800 South
2/18/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/20/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/20/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., LDS Hospital, 8th Avenue and C Street
2/21/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/22/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/22/2017: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Calvary Chapel of Salt Lake, 460 West Century Drive
2/23/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/24/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/24/2017: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Salt Lake International Airport, 776 North Terminal Drive
2/25/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/25/2017: 10 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Chic-fil-A Murray, 5175 South State Street
2/27/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/27/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Utah State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Building, State Street
2/27/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Patent Law Works, 201 South Main Street - Suite 250, Chase Bank Building
2/28/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
2/28/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Wilford Stake Fisher Lane Building, 2220 East Fisher Lane
2/28/2017: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Parleys Stake, 2350 South 2100 East
Sandy
2/16/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Pebble Hill Chapel, 8735 Harvard Park Drive
2/22/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Cameo Park Chapel, 8945 South 1700 East
2/24/2017: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Layton Companies, 9090 Sandy Parkway
South Jordan
2/23/2017: 10 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., River Park, 10701 South River Front Parkway, Suite 135
2/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., South Jordan River Stake, 1249 West Country Creek Drive
Taylorsville
2/22/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Taylorsville Institute, 4554 S. 2025 W.
2/24/2017: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Taylorsville High School, 5225 S. Redwood Road
West Jordan
2/16/2017: 2:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Jordan Oaks Stake, 7875 South 4000 West
2/17/2017: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m., West Jordan Utah YSA Stake, 3431 Wights Fort Road
2/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Jordan Copper Hills Stake, 5176 West Parr Drive (8540 South)
2/25/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church, 7405 S. 1700 West
West Valley City
2/16/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Franklin Covey, 2200 West Park Way Blvd (2495 South)
2/22/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pioneer Valley Hospital, 3460 South Pioneer Parkway
2/23/2017: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Granger North Stake, 3175 South 3450 West
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Highland
2/23/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Highland Utah East Stake, 4679 West 11000 North
Orem
2/16/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/16/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Cherryhill Stake, 135 E. 2000 S.
2/17/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/20/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/21/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/22/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/23/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/24/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/25/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orem Utah Stonewood Stake, 400 West 575 South
2/25/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/27/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/28/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
2/28/2017: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Institute (UVU), 785 West College Drive (1350 South)
Payson
2/27/2017: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Payson City Offices, 439 West Utah Avenue
Pleasant Grove
2/17/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pleasant Grove High School, 700 East 200 South
2/18/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pleasant Grove Utah West Stake, 1136 West 700 South
2/20/2017: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Vantage Controls, 2168 W. Grove Parkway
2/23/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Pleasant Grove Utah Garden Stake, 745 North 600 West
Provo
2/17/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
2/21/2017: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Utah State Hospital, 1300 East Center
2/22/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
2/24/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo Utah Married Student 2nd Stake, 1915 North Canyon Road
Springville
2/17/2017: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Springcreek South Stake, 350 North 400 East
Ogden
2/16/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Weber State University, 2102 University Circle
2/17/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Smith's - North Ogden, 2434 North 400 East
2/21/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Ogden Utah Stake, 1050 21st Street
2/22/2017: 8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic High School, 1790 E. Lake St.
2/22/2017: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Autoliv, Airport, 3350 Airport Road
2/22/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Ogden Weber North Stake, 4100 West 900 South
South Weber
2/16/2017: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Cedar Building South Weber Stake, 1814 East 7775 South
Volunteers needed
Another way to support the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross is to become a volunteer transportation specialist and deliver lifesaving blood products to local area hospitals. Volunteer transportation specialists play a very important role in ensuring an ample blood supply for patients in need by transporting blood and blood products. For more information and to apply for a volunteer transportation specialist position, visit www.redcross.org/volunteer.
How to help
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 donors can now 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, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.
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.
