Red Cross: Donors needed now to build up the blood supply

    $15 e-gift card for those who come to give blood by Feb. 28

    The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood in February to help build up the blood supply after thousands of donations went uncollected last month. People of all blood types – especially those with type O negative blood – are encouraged to make and keep their donation appointments so hospitals can continue to ensure critical care for patients this winter.

    Since the beginning of the year, hundreds of blood drives have been canceled and more than 16,000 blood and platelet donations have gone uncollected due to severe winter weather and wildfires. As February continues, so does the potential for additional weather systems to disrupt blood drives. Flu and other seasonal illnesses are spreading, which could also force more people to cancel scheduled donation appointments, compounding the impact to collecting lifesaving blood products.

    Give with your whole heart this month. To book a time to give blood, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

    As a thank-you, all who come to give Jan. 27-Feb. 28, 2025, will get a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. See RedCrossBlood.org/Flurry for details.

    Upcoming blood donation opportunities Feb. 16-28:
    Indiana Counties
    Daviess County
    Montgomery
    2/25/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Providence Mennonite Church, 4738 US 50
    Washington
    2/20/2025: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Free Methodist Church, 1155 Troy Road
    2/26/2025: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., The Villages at Oak Ridge, 1694 Troy Road
    2/28/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Free Methodist Church, 1155 Troy Road
    2/28/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Harvest Community Fellowship, 200 W. Main Street
    Dubois County
    Ferdinand
    2/17/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion Hall, 425 South Main Street
    2/24/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., YMCA-Ferdinand, 131 E 16 street
    Huntingburg
    2/18/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., YMI Club, 421 Van Buren Street
    2/26/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Huntingburg Fire Department, 501 East 1st Street
    Jasper
    2/17/2025: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Moose Lodge 1175, 2507 Newton Street
    2/20/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Jasper Library, 100 3rd Avenue, Suite B
    2/27/2025: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vincennes University Ruxer Center, 850 College Avenue
    Gibson County
    Haubstadt
    2/24/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 211 North Vine Street

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    Oakland City
    2/27/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Mackey Church of the Nazarene, 9612 E Main St
    Princeton
    2/24/2025: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Salvation Army, 202 S Gibson St
    2/28/2025: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Deaconess Gibson Hospital, 1808 Sherman Drive
    Perry County
    Tell City
    2/19/2025: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ivy Tech - Tell City, 1034 31st St.
    Vanderburgh County
    Evansville
    2/16/2025: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Boniface Catholic Church, 2031 West Michigan Street
    2/17/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/18/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/19/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Deaconess Health Sciences Bldg., 600 Mary Street
    2/19/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/19/2025: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., Deaconess Health Sciences Bldg., 600 Mary Street
    2/20/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Evansville Day School, 3400 North Green River Road
    2/21/2025: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/22/2025: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/23/2025: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 5528 Hogue Road
    2/24/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/25/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/26/2025: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross Southwest Indiana Chapter, 29 South Stockwell Road
    2/26/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    2/28/2025: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 S Stockwell Rd
    Warrick County
    Boonville
    2/26/2025: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Clement Catholic Church / School, 422 East Sycamore Street
    Kentucky Counties
    Henderson County
    Henderson
    2/18/2025: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Chapel Hill Church, 2601 US Hwy. 60 East
    2/21/2025: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Deaconess Henderson Hospital, 1305 North Elm
    How to donate blood 
    Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS
    (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device 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.

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