Nearly two years into the pandemic, everyone has earned a holiday break with their family and friends. But as the nation gathers again for celebrations this season, the American Red Cross, which provides 40% of the country’s blood, is facing historically low blood supply levels.
Busy holiday schedules, breaks from school and winter weather all contribute to a drop in blood and platelets donations this time of year. Those factors, combined with the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, make it vital for donors to make an appointment to give as soon as possible. If more donors don’t come forward to give blood, some patients requiring a transfusion may potentially face delays in care.
Donors are urged to schedule an appointment now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). There is no blood donation waiting period for those who have received a flu shot or a Moderna, Pfizer or
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine or booster, so long as they are symptom-free.
To encourage donors to help address the historically low blood supply this holiday season, all who come to give Dec. 17-Jan. 2 will receive an exclusive Red Cross long-sleeved T-shirt, while supplies last.
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those
in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Dec. 17-Jan. 2
Allen Park
12/14/2021: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Allen Park Masonic Lodge, 17212 Ecorse Rd.
Belleville
12/22/2021: 1 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., St. Anthony Catholic Church, 409 West Columbia
Canton
12/14/2021: 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Connection Church, 3855 South Sheldon Road
12/15/2021: 8 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Connection Church, 3855 South Sheldon Road
12/20/2021: 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Grace Canton Church, 46788 Cherry Hill
12/27/2021: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Resurrection Catholic Church, 48755 Warren
12/30/2021: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Canton Public Library, 1200 Canton Center Road
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Dearborn
12/8/2021: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 20201 Rotunda
12/21/2021: 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., The Dearborn Inn a Marriott Hotel, 20301 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn Heights
12/5/2021: 7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., St. Linus Catholic Church, 25550 Hass
Detroit
12/9/2021: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., College for Creative Studies, 201 East Kirby
12/21/2021: 8 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., DMC Harper University Hospital, 3990 John R. Street
Flat Rock
12/29/2021: 1:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 28400 Evergreen
1/5/2022: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Michigan Memorial Funeral Home, 30895 Huron River Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms
12/27/2021: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Henry Ford Medical Center Cottage, 159 Kercheval
12/28/2021: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Henry Ford Medical Center Cottage, 159 Kercheval
1/5/2022: 1 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Drive
Grosse Pointe Woods
12/10/2021: 11:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Grosse Pointe Woods Parks & Recreation Community
Center, 20025 Mack Ave.
Harper Woods
12/30/2021: 8 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Pointe Fitness, 19556 Harper Avenue
Inkster
1/7/2022: 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Booker T Dozier Recreation Ctr, 2025 Middlebelt Rd
Livonia
12/3/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/4/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/5/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/6/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/7/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/8/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/9/2021: 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/10/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/11/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/12/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/13/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/14/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/14/2021: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Laurel Park Place, 37700 West Six Mile Road
12/15/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/15/2021: 1 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., 242 Community Church Livonia, 35475 Five Mile Road
12/16/2021: 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/17/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/18/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
2021-APL-0900
12/19/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/20/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/21/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/21/2021: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Laurel Park Place, 37700 West Six Mile Road
12/22/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/23/2021: 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/24/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/27/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/28/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/29/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/30/2021: 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
12/30/2021: 10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., St. Mary Mercy Hospital, 36475 Five Mile
12/31/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/1/2022: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/2/2022: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/3/2022: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/4/2022: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/5/2022: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/6/2022: 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
1/7/2022: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Livonia Blood Donation Center, 36650 5 Mile Rd.
Northville
1/7/2022: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Northville, 200 East Main Street
Plymouth
12/9/2021: 8 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 47650 North
Territorial
12/13/2021: 1 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Church of Christ Plymouth, 9301 Sheldon
12/27/2021: 1:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., VFW Post 6695 Plymouth, 1426 South Mill Street
12/28/2021: 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., The Inn at St. John’s, 44045 Five Mile Road
Redford
12/19/2021: 8:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church, 25700 West Six Mile
1/4/2022: 1 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, 26335 West Chicago
Riverview
12/3/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/4/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/5/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/6/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/7/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/8/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/10/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/11/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/12/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/13/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/14/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
2021-APL-0900
12/15/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/17/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/18/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/19/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/20/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/21/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/22/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/24/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/27/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/28/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/29/2021: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
12/31/2021: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
1/1/2022: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
1/2/2022: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
1/3/2022: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
1/4/2022: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
1/5/2022: 11:45 a.m. – 7 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
1/7/2022: 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Riverview Blood Donation Center, 14031 Pennsylvania Rd.
Taylor
12/7/2021: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Downriver Church, 14400 Beech Daly
Wayne
1/2/2022: 8 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 34530 Michigan Avenue
Westland
12/17/2021: 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 39375 Joy Rd
12/28/2021: 9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 36375
Joy Road
Wyandotte
12/9/2021: 12 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., VFW #1136, 633 Ford Ave
1/7/2022: 9:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, 2333 Biddle Avenue
Donors can also save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive by completing a RapidPass®. With RapidPass®, donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer. To complete a RapidPass®, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that 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 must meet certain height and weight requirements.
At a time when health information has never been more important, the Red Cross is screening all blood, platelet and plasma donations from self-identified African American donors for the 2021-APL-0900 sickle cell trait. This additional screening will provide Black donors with an additional health insight and help the Red Cross identify compatible blood types more quickly to help patients with sickle cell disease who require trait-negative blood. Blood transfusion is an essential treatment for those with sickle cell disease, and blood donations from individuals of the same race, ethnicity and blood type have a unique ability to help patients fighting sickle cell
disease.
Donors can expect to receive sickle cell trait screening results, if applicable, within one to two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App and the online donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.
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