Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a lifesaving blood transfusion. The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
Donors of all blood types are currently needed. For more information or to make an appointment to donate blood or platelets, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities
6/15/2016: 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., East Georgia State College, 10449 US Highway 301 South | Statesboro |
6/15/2016: 1 – 6 p.m., Viracon, 8373 Zell Miller Parkway | Statesboro |
6/16/2016: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., GA Southern University, 74 Georgia Ave. | Statesboro |
6/16/2016: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m., East Georgia Regional Medical Center, 1497 Fair Road, Suite 307 | Statesboro |
6/20/2016: 2 – 7 p.m., Reidsville Church of God, 274 West Brazell St. | Reidsville |
6/21/2016: 2 – 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 201 North Main St. | Baxley |
6/21/2016: 2 – 7 p.m., Richmond Hill Fire Department, 9930 Ford Ave. | Richmond Hill |
6/21/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ogeechee Technical College, 1 Joe Kennedy Blvd. | Statesboro |
6/22/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., GA Pacific River Mill, 393 Ft. Howard Road | Rincon |
6/23/2016: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m., East Georgia Regional Medical Center, 1497 Fair Road, Suite 307 | Statesboro |
6/23/2016: 2 – 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 108 North Main St. | Statesboro |
6/24/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Newman Gym, 439 Bundy Ave. | Fort Stewart |
6/28/2016: 1 – 6 p.m., Goshen United Methodist Church, 6227 Highway 21 South | Rincon |
6/29/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hinesville Masonic Lodge 271 & VA Clinic, 500 E Oglethorpe Highway | Hinesville |
6/30/2016: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m., East Georgia Regional Medical Center, 1497 Fair Road, Suite 307 | Statesboro |
How to donate blood
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 (16 with parental consent in some states), 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.