(April 3, 2019) – The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood or platelets during National Volunteer Month this April. Eligible donors of all blood types – especially type O – are needed to help ensure blood products are available for patients this spring.
Nearly half of the public knows someone who has been helped by a blood transfusion. For many volunteer blood donors, like Gail Wright, that personal connection serves as inspiration to give.
Wright’s brother was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 1982 and needed several blood transfusions during his four-month recovery. She lived over 120 miles away at the time. Unable to be near him, she decided she could help by donating blood. Wright has continued to donate and recently completed her 11th gallon of donated blood – 88 lifesaving blood donations.
Volunteer donors are the only source of blood products for those in need of transfusions, and the Red Cross salutes the volunteer blood and platelet donors who help fulfill its lifesaving mission. While donors of all blood types are needed, the Red Cross currently has a severe shortage of type O blood donations and urges type O donors to give now.
Make an appointment to help save lives now by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
HBO and Red Cross invite Game of Thrones fans to Bleed #ForTheThrone
To celebrate the final season of Game of Thrones, HBO and the American Red Cross have partnered to encourage fans and donors to show their bravery and valor by bleeding #ForTheThrone. Many answered the call to give earlier this year, and much like the show, embarking on its final season, the fight for the living isn’t over.
Those who come to donate by April 30 will be automatically entered for a chance to win a full-size Iron Throne from HBO’s Game of Thrones. Terms and conditions apply and are available at RedCrossBlood.org/HBOGameofThrones.* Additionally, all presenting donors April 11-30, 2019, will receive a commemorative Bleed For The Throne poster, while supplies** last, and automatically be entered in the above-mentioned sweepstakes.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
American Legion Hall, 425 South Main St. Ferdinand, IN 47532
4/15/2019: 2 – 7 p.m.
Bend Gate Elementary, 920 Bend Gate Drive Henderson, KY 42420
4/11/2019: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Bluegrass United Methodist Church, 14240 Petersburg Road Evansville, IN 47725
4/7/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Bud’s Harley Davidson, 4700 East Morgan Ave. Evansville, IN 47715
4/27/2019: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cathedral Health Care Center, 520 West 9th St. Jasper, IN 47546
4/10/2019: 2 – 6 p.m.
Daviess Community Hospital, 1314 East Walnut Washington, IN 47501
4/18/2019: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Deaconess Hospital, 600 Mary St. Evansville, IN 47747
4/19/2019: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Eagle Crest Blvd, 7116 Eagle Crest Blvd. Evansville, IN 47715
4/17/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Evansville Blood Donation Center, 29 North Stockwell Road Evansville, IN 47714
4/3/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/5/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/6/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/8/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/9/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
4/10/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/12/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/13/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/15/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/16/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
4/17/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/19/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/20/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/22/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/23/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
4/24/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/26/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/27/2019: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
4/29/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
4/30/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, 800 West Faith Blvd. Princeton, IN 47670
4/23/2019: 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Jasper, 3556 North Portersville Road Jasper, IN 47546
4/5/2019: 2 – 6 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 213 South Morgan St. Morganfield, KY 42437
4/6/2019: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Helen Griffith Elementary School, 803 E National Hwy. Washington, IN 47501
4/11/2019: 1 – 6 p.m.
Holland Elementary, 408 North Meridean St. Holland, IN 47541
4/18/2019: 2 – 7 p.m.
Moose Lodge 1175, 2507 Newton St. Jasper, IN 47546
4/22/2019: 1 – 7 p.m.
Newburgh United Methodist Church, 4178 Highway 261 Newburgh, IN 47630
4/3/2019: 3 – 8 p.m.
Niagara Elementary School, 13043 Highway 136 E. Henderson, KY 42420
4/22/2019: 3:30 – 7 p.m.
Perry Central High School, 18677 Old State Road 37 Leopold, IN 47551
4/2/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Poseyville Community Center, 60 N. Church St. Poseyville, IN 47633
4/29/2019: 2:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Church, 100 South Main St. Henderson, KY 42420
4/8/2019: 1 – 6 p.m.
St Celestine Catholic Church, 6864 East State Road 164 Celestine, IN 47521
4/14/2019: 7 a.m. – noon
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2835 North 500 W. Ireland, IN 47545
4/4/2019: 2 – 7 p.m.
St. Matthews Catholic Church, 421 Mulberry St. Mount Vernon, IN 47620
4/28/2019: 7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
St. Meinrad School of Theology, 200 Hill Drive Saint Meinrad, IN 47577
4/25/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
St. Vincent, 3700 Washington Ave. Evansville, IN 47750
4/24/2019: 7 a.m. – noon
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 8020 East Covert Ave. Evansville, IN 47715
4/30/2019: 2 – 6:30 p.m.
University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard Evansville, IN 47712
4/15/2019: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Vincennes University Ruxer Center, 850 College Ave. Jasper, IN 47546
4/16/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walmart, 730 U.S. Highway 66 E. Tell City, IN 47586
4/5/2019: 1 – 5 p.m.
Zion Amish Mennonite Church, 6233 North 900 E. Montgomery, IN 47558
4/12/2019: 2:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Zion Lippe United Church of Christ, 9000 Copperline E. Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620
4/29/2019: 3 – 7 p.m.
How to help
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.
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.
About HBO:
HBO® is one of the most respected and innovative entertainment brands in the world, serving iconic, award-winning programming to 142 million subscribers globally. A subsidiary of WarnerMedia, HBO is the world’s most successful pay TV service with an extensive array of programming that includes some of the most notable titles to be on television including Game of Thrones®, Big Little Lies®, Westworld®, The Sopranos®, Sex and the City®, Band of Brothers®, and The Wire®. In the United States, HBO® and sister network Cinemax® are available across multiple platforms including HBO On Demand®, Cinemax On Demand®, HBO GO® and MAX GO®, as well as HBO NOW®. Internationally, HBO branded services, including television networks and the standalone streaming product HBO GO®, are available in more than 70 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. HBO and Cinemax programming is also sold into more than 150 countries worldwide.
* Terms and conditions apply. For Official Rules click here. No purchase or completed donation required to enter or win. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the United States, physically located in 1 of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and at least the age of majority (18 in most states but 19 in Alabama and Nebraska and 21 in Mississippi) or older at the time of entry. Valid mailing and email address is required. There is a limit of four (4) total entries permitted per entrant, regardless of method of entry, during the sweepstakes period. Winners will be selected and notified by email on or around May 10, 2019, and will have 72 hours to respond to notification of winning. Offer is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes period begins April 1, 2019, and ends April 30, 2019. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
** Offer applicable to presenting donors April 11-30, 2019, while supplies last, and subject to availability of donation opportunities in your area. Offer is for an 18×24 printed poster. Limit one (1) per donation. This offer is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. Offer is subject to change at any time in the promotional time frame. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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