Red Cross Blood Drives Scheduled
The American Red Cross urges eligible blood donors to roll up a sleeve and give to help prevent a summer blood shortage. Blood donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative are especially needed.
The Red Cross is seeing fewer appointments at its blood donation centers and blood drives this summer than what is needed to ensure blood and platelets continue to be available for patients.
Blood and platelet donations are needed every day for patients with many serious medical conditions. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Kosciusko County
- Thursday, July 17 – 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Milford Community Building, 111 S Main St., in Milford
- Thursday, July 17 – 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St., in Syracuse
- Saturday, July 19 – 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at YMCA, 1401 E. Smith St. in Warsaw
Elkhart County
- Wednesday, July 16 – from: 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 411 W. Vistula St. in Bristol
- Wednesday, July 16 – 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Pleasant View Mennonite Church, 58529 CR 23 in Goshen
- Tuesday, July 22 – 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Benton Mennonite Church, 15350 CR 44 in Goshen
- Wednesday, July 23 – 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Cummins Onan, 5125 Beck Drive in Elkhart
- Saturday, July 26 – 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Sugar Grove Church, 58512 CR 17 in Goshen
- Goshen Donor Center, located at 1123 S. Indiana Ave. in Goshen, is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday
LaGrange County
- Saturday, July 19 – 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Gordon’s Campground Main Store, 9500 E. 600 S. in Wolcottville
- Friday, July 25 – 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Blue Gate Garden Inn, 800 S. Van Buren Street in Shipshewana
Marshall County
- Friday, July 18 – 7 a.m. until 12 p.m. at NIPSCO, 724 Hoham Drive in Plymouth
- Wednesday, July 23 – 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Culver-Union Township Public Library, 107 N. Main St. in Culver
- Thursday, July 24 – 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Marshall County Highway Department, 9675 King Rd. in Plymouth
- Friday, July 25 – 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Hehr International, 1101 N. Oak Rd. in Plymouth
- Saturday, July 26 – 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Family Video, 1915 N. Michigan Street in Plymouth
- Wednesday, July 30 – 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at St. Isidore Hall, 803 W. Bike Street in Bremen
St. Joseph County
Wednesday, July 16 – 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at University of Notre Dame Joyce Center, Notre Dame University
Wednesday, July 23 – 2:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Granger Missionary Church, 50841 Birch Rd. in Granger
During the summer months of June, July and August, on average, about two fewer donors make an appointment to give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what patients need. This can add up to more than 100,000 fewer donations during the summer.
To learn more and make an appointment to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.
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 (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.