Red Cross encourages adding ‘give blood’ to holiday checklist
Donors of all blood types urged to give in the coming weeks
(Dec. 20, 2016) — As freezing temperatures and harsh weather grip much of the nation, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets to help meet the constant need for blood this winter.
Millions of people are expected to take to the roads, rail and air to celebrate the season, which can cause fewer donors to be available and lead to a decline in blood and platelet donations. In addition, severe winter weather and seasonal illnesses can temporarily prevent some from giving. Donors with all blood types are needed now to help patients. As a special thank you for taking the time to donate, those who come out to give Dec. 22 through Jan. 8 will receive a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.
“Many of us celebrate this time of year with loved ones, but patients may spend the holidays and ring in the new year from a hospital room,” said Nick Gehrig, communications director, Red Cross Blood Services. “Blood and platelet donors can bring joy to patients and their families by giving blood or platelets to help ensure patients receive the lifesaving treatments they need.”
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Bountiful
12/27/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful Utah Heights Stake, 75 S. Moss Hill Dr.
1/5/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful Utah Stake, 200 North 200 West
1/13/2017: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lakeview Hospital, 630 East Medical Drive
Clearfield
1/9/2017: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Clearfield City Offices, 55 South State
Farmington
1/12/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Farmington South, 850 South 50 East
Kaysville
12/30/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Kaysville Utah Haight Creek Stake, 1520 South Fox Pointe Drive
Kaysville
1/6/2017: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Kaysville Stake, 1505 Whispering Meadow Lane
Layton
12/22/2016: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/23/2016: 8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/23/2016: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/27/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/28/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/29/2016: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/30/2016: 8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/30/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
12/31/2016: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/1/2017: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/2/2017: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/3/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/4/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/5/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/6/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/7/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/9/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/10/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/11/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/12/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/13/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
1/13/2017: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Layton Blood Donation Center, 852 W. Hill Field Road, Suite B
Syracuse
1/3/2017: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Syracuse Utah Bluff Stake, 2339 W. 1900 S.
1/12/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Syracuse South Stake, 3065 South Bluff Road
Bluffdale
1/9/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Summit Academy High School, 14942 South 560 West
Draper
1/5/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., 180fusion, LLC, 14183 S. Minuteman Drive
Holladay
1/12/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Holladay Stake-10th Ward, 4601 South 2565 East
Midvale
1/5/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Midvale East Stake, 7100 South 87 East
Murray
12/22/2016: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Murray Utah West Stake, 67 West Clay Park Drive
Riverton
12/30/2016: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Riverton Summerhill Stake, Tithing Hill Building, 1208 West 12400 South
Salt Lake City
12/22/2016: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., St. Marks Hospital, 1200 East 3900 South
12/22/2016: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Smith's Marketplace, 455 So. 500 East
12/22/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/22/2016: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Murray Rec Center, 202 East Murray Park Avenue
12/23/2016: 8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/23/2016: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/24/2016: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/27/2016: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Wells Fargo, Corporate Offices, 299 South Main Street
12/27/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Kearns Utah South Stake, 5905 S. 4000 W.
12/27/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/28/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/29/2016: 12 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., Smith's Canyon Rim Marketplace, 3215 South Valley St.
12/29/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/29/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Butler West Stake, 1845 East 7200 South
12/29/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Bonneville Stake, 1535 Bonneview Drive
12/30/2016: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/31/2016: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
12/31/2016: 10 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Chic-fil-a, 5175 South State Street
1/1/2017: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/2/2017: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/3/2017: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic, 389 South 900 East
1/3/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, 3415 South 900 West, Metro Jail
1/3/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/4/2017: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Holiday Inn & Suites Airport West, 5001 Wiley Post Way
1/4/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/5/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/5/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monument Park Stake, 1565 Foothill Drive
1/5/2017: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saint Mark's Cathedral, 231 East 100 South
1/6/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/6/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Utah State Capitol, 3120 State Office Building, Admin
1/6/2017: 3 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Cottonwood Heights Stake, 6890 South 2225 East
1/7/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salt Lake Olympus Stake, 2675 E. 4430 S.
1/7/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., 24 Hour Fitness Center, 5766 South 1900 West
1/7/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/9/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/10/2017: 10 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., University of Utah, 1774 Student Life Way
1/10/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/10/2017: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., American International School of Utah-Leaders Save Lives, 4998 South 360 West
1/11/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/12/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/13/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/14/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., University of Utah College of Nursing, 210 East 400 South, 4th floor
1/14/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Salt Lake City Blood Donation Center, 6616 South 900 East
1/15/2017: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Congregation Kol Ami, 2425 Heritage Way
Sandy
12/27/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Gyrfalcon building, 2126 East Gyrfalcon Drive
1/4/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Jordan Commons, 9350 South 150 East, 6th Floor
Sandy
1/6/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Dimple Dell Fitness & Recreation Center, 10600 South 1000 East
South Jordan
1/13/2017: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., South Jordan River Ridge Stake, 10194 South 1050 West
Taylorsville
12/22/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Taylorsville Utah North Stake-Holiday, 1250 W. Atherton Drive
West Jordan
12/22/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Interstate Brick, 9780 South 5200 West
12/29/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Jordan Utah Sunset Ridge Stake, 8107 South 6700 West
1/4/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Womack Machine Supply Co, 4272 Nike Drive
1/6/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Jordan Stake, 7000 South 2700 West
West Valley City
12/22/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Granger North Stake, 3175 South 3450 West
12/28/2016: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pioneer Valley Hospital, 3460 South Pioneer Parkway
1/4/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Deseret First Credit Union, 2480 S. 3850 W., Ste. C
1/12/2017: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Hunter Central Stake - Stake Center, 3930 South 6000 West
Alpine
12/29/2016: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Alpine North Stake, 1125 East Alpine Blvd
American Fork
12/29/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., American Fork Utah Hillcrest Stake, 165 N. 350 W.
1/13/2017: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thrive Life, 691 S. Automall Drive
1/14/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Fork Utah North Stake, 1305 North 100 East
Eagle Mountain
12/30/2016: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., City Center, 1650 E. Stagecoach Run
Orem
12/22/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
12/23/2016: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
12/24/2016: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
12/27/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
12/27/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Utah North Stake, 1000 North 100 West
12/28/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
12/29/2016: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
12/30/2016: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/1/2017: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/2/2017: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/3/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/4/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/5/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/6/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/7/2017: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Francis Church, 65 East 500 North
1/9/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/10/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/11/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/12/2017: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/13/2017: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
1/13/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Utah North Stake, 1000 N. Main St.
1/14/2017: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Orem Blood Donation Center, 384 East University Parkway
Provo
1/3/2017: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Grandview Stake, 1600 North 1880 West
1/4/2017: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Utah County Offices, 100 East Center
1/5/2017: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Nov-IntelliServ, 2241 S. Tracy Hall Pkwy
1/9/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Novell-Provo, 1800 South Novell Place
1/9/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center-Room 3222, BYU Campus
1/10/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/11/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center-Room 3222, BYU Campus
1/13/2017: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center-Room 3222, BYU Campus
1/14/2017: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo West Stake, 610 West 300 South
Salem
12/24/2016: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salem Stake, 470 East Salem Canal Road
12/28/2016: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Stokes Fresh Market, 795 N State Road 198
Santaquin
12/29/2016: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Santaquin Utah Stake, 45 S. 500 W.
Spanish Fork
1/4/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Spanish Fork Utah Stake, 1006 East 200 South
1/5/2017: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Spanish Fork Utah Maple Mountain Stake, 761 East 400 North
North Ogden
1/4/2017: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., North Ogden City Offices, 505 East 2600 North
Ogden
1/10/2017: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Staker and Parsons Companies, 2350 South 1900 West
1/11/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ogden City, 2549 Washington Blvd.
Riverdale
12/27/2016: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Riverdale Community Center, 4360 South Parker Drive
Roy
1/11/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Citi, 4059 South 1900 West, Suite 200
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 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 visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
