With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross continues to have an emergency need for blood and platelet donations to help end a summer blood shortage.
While thousands of donors have rolled up a sleeve this summer, blood and platelet donations aren’t keeping pace with patient needs. More donations are urgently needed to replenish the blood supply and be prepared for patient emergencies.
Make an appointment to donate blood now by downloading the free 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. Those who donated blood earlier this summer may be eligible to give again. Blood can be safely given every 56 days, and Power Red donations can be given every 112 days.
With the help of a generous $1 million donation from Amazon, the Red Cross is thanking those who help overcome the shortage by coming to give through Aug. 29 with 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.)
La Porte County
Hanna
8/17/2019: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Hanna United Methodist Church, 101 W. Hopper Street
Porter County
Valparaiso
8/14/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., YMCA Valparaiso, 1201 Cumberland Crossing Dr.
8/14/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 1507 Glendale Blvd.
8/16/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Calvary Church, 1325 East Evans
Lake County
Hobart
8/17/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hobart Family YMCA, 601 W. 40th Place
Merrillville
8/14/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, 7950 Marshall Street
8/15/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Anytime Fitness -Merrillvile East, 4831 E. Lincoln Hwy
8/16/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Stardust Bowl II, 3925 east Lincoln Highway
8/17/2019: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Merrillville Blood Donation Center, 791 East 83rd Ave