Severe winter weather, seasonal flu contribute to spike in canceled donations
Ongoing severe winter weather has more than doubled the number of canceled American Red Cross blood drives and the resulting blood and platelet donation shortfall since earlier this month. The Red Cross now considers the situation critical and is reissuing an urgent call for blood and platelet donors.
More than 550 blood drives have been forced to cancel due to winter weather in January, causing over 16,500 blood and platelet donations to go uncollected through last week. In Georgia and parts of South Carolina, 65 blood drives have been forced to cancel due to winter weather this month, causing more than 1,600 donations to go uncollected. In addition, bitter cold and widespread flu have contributed to very low turnout at many blood drives.
“Blood and platelet donations are currently being distributed to hospitals faster than they are coming in,” said Clifford Numark, senior vice president, Red Cross Blood Services. “Donors are critically needed to restock the shelves for patients in their community as well as areas where donors are unable to give due to inclement weather.”
Every day, no matter the weather, the Red Cross must collect more than 13,000 blood and platelet donations to meet the needs of patients like Finnegan “Finn” Olson. Last January, Finn was born with a rare heart condition. He required multiple transfusions before, during and after heart transplant surgery last summer. Transfusions had an almost immediate effect on his personality and skin’s appearance.
“Each time Finn received a transfusion, you could see him pink up right away and have significantly more energy,” said his mother, Ali Olson. “We credit blood donation with making Finn stronger and helping keep him alive long enough to receive a new heart. Finn is living proof that blood helps save lives.”
Make an appointment to give blood or platelets by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Jan. 23 to Feb. 15
Butts
Jackson
2/14/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Daughtry Elementary School, 150 Shiloh Road
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Carroll
Carrollton
1/25/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple St.
1/25/2018: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., Central High School, 113 Central High Road
1/26/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tanner Medical Center, 705 Dixie St.
1/29/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Chick-Fil-A, 1156 Bankhead Highway
1/30/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Carroll EMC, 155 N. Highway 113
2/13/2018: 12:30 – 5:30 p.m., Carrollton First Methodist Church, 206 Newnan St.
Temple
2/9/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Temple United Methodist Church, 24 Carrollton St.
2/12/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Bojangles’, 102 West Perennial Drive
Villa Rica
1/23/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tanner Medical Center, 601 Dallas Highway
1/29/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Ryze Fitness, 753 Industrial Blvd.
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Cherokee
Canton
1/29/2018: 2:45 – 7:45 p.m., St. Clements Episcopal Church, 2795 Ridge Road
1/30/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Home Depot, 2200 Riverstone Blvd.
2/9/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Sixes United Methodist Church, 8385 Bells Ferry Road
Waleska
1/24/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Reinhardt College – Hasty Student Life Center, 7300 Reinhardt College Circle
Woodstock
1/27/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Woodstock Christian Church, 7700 Highway 92
1/29/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Gold’s Gym, 301 Gold Creek Trail
2/1/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Walmart, 12182 Highway 92
2/6/2018: 2:30 – 7:30 p.m., Hillside United Methodist Church, 4474 Towne Lake Parkway
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Cobb
Acworth
1/31/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Energy Sports & Fitness, 3362 Acworth Summit Blvd.
2/4/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Acworth United Methodist Church, 4340 Collins Circle
2/7/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Pickett’s Mill Elementary School, 6400 Old Stilesboro Road
2/12/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Anytime Fitness, 1727 Mars Hill Road #13
2/13/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Cedar Crest Church, 4600 Cobb Parkway NW
Austell
2/9/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., WellStar Cobb Hospital, 3950 Austell Road
Kennesaw
1/25/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Insperity, 1825 Barrett Lakes Blvd., Ste. 400
2/6/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Kennesaw State University, 395 Cobb Ave. NW
2/7/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Kennesaw State University, 395 Cobb Ave, NW
2/13/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Kennesaw Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive
Marietta
1/23/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/24/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/25/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/26/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/26/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Lassiter High School, 2600 Shallowford Road
1/27/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/28/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/28/2018: 8 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Ave.
1/29/2018: 7 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/30/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
1/31/2018: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Cobb County Dept. of Human Resources, 100 Cherokee St.
1/31/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/1/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/2/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/2/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Peter & St. Paul Episcopal, 1795 Johnson Ferry Road
2/2/2018: 2:30 – 7:30 p.m., St. Peter & St. Paul Episcopal, 1795 Johnson Ferry Road
2/3/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/4/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/5/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/5/2018: 3 – 8 p.m., The Walker School, 700 Cobb Parkway N.
2/6/2018: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, 677 Church St.
2/6/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/7/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/7/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road
2/8/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/9/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/10/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/11/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/12/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/12/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Alan C. Pope High School, 3001 Hembree Road
2/13/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Kennesaw State University Marietta Campus-Student Center, 1100 South Marietta Parkway
2/13/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/14/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
2/15/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road Suite 250
Powder Springs
2/1/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., Lost Mountain Baptist Church, 5400 Old Dallas Road
2/15/2018: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Macland Presbyterian Church, 3615 Macland Road
Smyrna
2/5/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Wellstar Vinings Health Park, 4441 Atlanta Road
2/15/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Smyrna First United Methodist Church, 1315 Concord Road
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Coweta
Newnan
2/1/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Asa M. Powell Expo Center, 197 Temple Ave.
2/14/2018: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Centre for Performing Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road
Senoia
2/5/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., Senoia United Methodist Church, 229 Bridge St.
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DeKalb
Atlanta
1/24/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Emory University Woodruff Physical Education Center, 26 Eagle Row
1/30/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Evergreen Lenox Park, 100 Lenox Park Circle NE
2/2/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mercer School of Pharmacy Cecil B. Day Campus, 2930 Flowers Road
2/5/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Brookhaven Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Road
2/6/2018: 2 – 6 p.m., Cowart Family Ashford Dunwoody YMCA, 3692 Ashford Dunwoody Road
2/8/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road
2/14/2018: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road, NE
Decatur
1/26/2018: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., DeKalb County Government, 1300 Commerce Drive
2/9/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Dekalb Medical Center Women’s Center, 2701 N. Decatur Road
2/12/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Agnes Scott College Evans Building, 141 East College Ave.
Stone Mountain
1/24/2018: 2 – 6:30 p.m., Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church, 5312 West Mountain St.
1/31/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Mountain Park United Methodist Church, 1405 Rockbridge Road
Tucker
1/25/2018: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Tucker High School, 5036 Lavista Road
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Douglas
Douglasville
1/28/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, 4401 Prestley Mill Road
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Fayette
Fayetteville
2/8/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Piedmont Fayette Hospital Building 1279, 1279 W. Highway 54
Peachtree City
2/6/2018: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Glenloch Recreation Complex, 601 Stevens Entry
2/12/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Keller Williams Peachtree City, 1200 Commerce Drive, Suite 110
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Forsyth
Cumming
1/24/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Forsyth County Board of Education, 1120 Dahlonega Highway
1/31/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Shiloh Point Elementary, 8145 Majors Road
2/2/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Road
2/2/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., North Forsyth Middle School, 3645 Coal Mountain Drive
2/5/2018: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Northside Hospital – Forsyth County, 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive
2/5/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Saint Brendan Catholic Church, 4633 Shiloh Road
2/12/2018: 1 – 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 3740 Holtzclaw Road
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Fulton
Alpharetta
1/23/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/23/2018: 3 – 7:30 p.m., Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, 69 North Main St.
1/24/2018: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sanctuary Park, 1125 Sanctuary Park
1/24/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/25/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/26/2018: 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/27/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/28/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/29/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/30/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
1/31/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Burns & McDonnell, 3650 Mansell Road, Suite 300
1/31/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/1/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/2/2018: 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/3/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/4/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/5/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/6/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/7/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/8/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/9/2018: 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/10/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/11/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/12/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/13/2018: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Alpharetta Parks and Recreation, 175 Roswell St.
2/13/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/14/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
2/15/2018: 12:45 – 7:15 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110
Atlanta
1/23/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/23/2018: 2:30 – 7:30 p.m., Fernbank Elementary, 157 Heaton Park Drive
1/24/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/25/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/26/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Consulate General of Mexico, 1700 Chantilly Drive NE
1/26/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/27/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/28/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/29/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/29/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Georgia Institute of Technology, 350 Ferst Drive
1/30/2018: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m., Northside Hospital Johnson Ferry, 980 Johnson Ferry Road
1/30/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Georgia Institute of Technology, 350 Ferst Drive
1/30/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Daniel Corporation, 1075 Peachtree St., Suite 1475
1/30/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
1/31/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Concourse 5, 5 Concourse Parkway
1/31/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Georgia Institute of Technology, 350 Ferst Drive
1/31/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/1/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Georgia Institute of Technology, 350 Ferst Drive
2/1/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/2/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/3/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/4/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/5/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/6/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Georgia State University – Dahlberg Hall, 30 Courtland St.
2/6/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/7/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Georgia State University – Dahlberg Hall, 30 Courtland St.
2/7/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/8/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Peachtree Center Marquis II, 285 Peachtree Center Ave.
2/8/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/9/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/10/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/11/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/11/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave., NW
2/12/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/12/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Spine Center Atlanta, 3200 Downwood Circle NW, Suite 390
2/13/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Georgia State University College of Law, 85 Park Place
2/13/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/14/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
2/15/2018: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., AT&T Center West Peachtree, 675 West Peachtree St.
2/15/2018: 12:45 – 7:30 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive
Duluth
1/23/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/24/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/25/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/26/2018: 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/27/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/28/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/29/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/30/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
1/31/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/1/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/2/2018: 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/3/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/4/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/5/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/6/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/7/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/8/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/9/2018: 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/10/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 2 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/11/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/12/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/13/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/14/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
2/15/2018: 12:45 – 7 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500
Roswell
2/11/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Temple Beth Tikvah, 9955 Coleman Road
Union City
2/3/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Love Fellowship Christian Center, 5053 Roosevelt Highway
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Greene
Greensboro
1/25/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., Greensboro First United Methodist Church, 202 West Broad St.
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Gwinnett
Buford
1/30/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., Walmart, 3786 Hamilton Mill
Dacula
1/24/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., Harbins Elementary School, 3550 New Hope Road
Lawrenceville
1/24/2018: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Gwinnett YMCA, 2985 Sugarloaf Parkway
1/31/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Archer High School, 2255 New Hope Road
2/13/2018: 7:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Central Gwinnett High School, 564 W. Crogan St.
2/14/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane
Lilburn
1/30/2018: 2:30 – 7:30 p.m., Bruster’s Ice Cream, 5314 Five Forks Trickum
1/31/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lilburn Branch Library/City Hall, 4817 Church St. NW
2/5/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 50 Harmony Grove Road
Norcross
2/5/2018: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lowe’s, 2035 Beaver Ruin Road
2/12/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Robert Fowler YMCA, 5600 W. Jones Bridge Road
Snellville
1/23/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Eastside Medical Center, 1700 Medical Way
2/2/2018: 1:30 – 6:30 p.m., City of Snellville Parks & Recreation Department, 2500 Sawyer Parkway
2/9/2018: 11:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Centerville Community Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road
Sugar Hill
1/31/2018: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Lanier High School, 918 Buford Highway
Suwanee
1/24/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., The Goddard School, 3710 Old Atlanta Road
1/25/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., Walmart, 3245 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Highway
2/14/2018: 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Collins Hill High School, 50 Taylor Road
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Haralson
Bremen
2/2/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bremen High School, 504 Georgia Ave.
2/6/2018: 12 – 4 p.m., Higgins General Hospital, 200 Allen Memorial Drive
Waco
1/29/2018: 12 – 5 p.m., West Georgia Technical College, 176 Murphy Campus Blvd.
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Henry
McDonough
1/23/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Bruster’s Ice Cream, 4244 Jodeco Road
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Lamar
Barnesville
1/25/2018: 1- 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 375 Thomaston St.
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Meriwether
Manchester
2/15/2018: 2:30 – 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 206 Broad St.
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Newton
Covington
1/23/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Prospect United Methodist Church, 6752 GA-212
Oxford
2/2/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Oxford College, 100 Hammill St.
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Paulding
Dallas
1/30/2018: 2 – 6 p.m., South Paulding Middle School, 592 Nebo Road
1/31/2018: 3 – 8 p.m., Paulding County High School, 1297 Villa Rica Highway
2/15/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Bethany Christian Church, 3264 Villa Rica Highway
Hiram
1/24/2018: 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., East Paulding Primary Care Center, 176 Marietta Highway
2/13/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., Maude P. Ragsdale Public Library, 1815 Hiram Douglasville Hwy
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Pike
Zebulon
2/5/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., A. B. Edwards Senior Center, 2488 Highway 19 North
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Polk
Cedartown
2/5/2018: 2 – 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 144 Essex St.
Rockmart
2/6/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., Liberty Tax Service, 1745 Nathan Dean Parkway
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Rockdale
Conyers
1/24/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockdale Family Practice, 2020 Honey Creek Parkway
2/4/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Pius X Catholic Church, 2621 South Highway 20 SE
2/12/2018: 3 – 7 p.m., Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 2533 Stanton Road
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Spalding
Griffin
2/12/2018: 1 – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 106 West Taylor St.
2/14/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Southern Crescent Technical College, 501 Varsity Road
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.
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, contact visit rdcrss.org/driver.
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.
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