Blood Donors Needed In Tucson Area: Red Cross Drives Coming Up Soon

TUCSON, AZ — The U.S. faces a severe blood supply shortage, and the Red Cross urges people of all blood types to donate.

People who donate blood, platelets or plasma during October will receive an offer for a free Zaxby's signature sandwich. Donors who don't live near a Zaxby's can receive a $5 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice.

The Red Cross is aiming to increase the number of Black blood donors in order to help patients with sickle cell anemia. The majority of the 100,000 people in the U.S. with the disease are Black. More than half of Black blood donors have blood that serves as the best match for blood transfusions.

Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Tucson area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 10/1/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/1/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/2/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/2/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/3/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/3/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/3/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Saint Rita in the Desert Church, 13260 E. Colossal Cave Place (Vail)
• 10/4/2021: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., The Atrium, The Atrium, 5099 E. Grant Road (Tucson)
• 10/4/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/4/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/5/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pueblo High School South, 3500 S. 12th Ave. (Tucson)
• 10/5/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tucson Police Station, 270 S. Stone Ave (Tucson)
• 10/5/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/5/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/6/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/6/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/6/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/7/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Desert View High School, 4101 E. Valencia Rd. (Tucson)
• 10/7/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Red Cross Foothills Mall, 7325 N La Cholla Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/7/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Long Realty Company, 4051 E. Sunrise Dr. (Tucson)
• 10/7/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/8/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/8/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/9/2021: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tucson Estates Complex Building, 5900 W. Western Way Circle (Tucson)
• 10/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/9/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Texas Roadhouse, 170 S Wilmot Rd (Tucson)
• 10/10/2021: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2450 E. Fort Lowell Rd. (Tucson)
• 10/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)
• 10/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/10/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 1950 W. Irvington Place (Tucson)
• 10/11/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/11/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., University of Arizona Campus Health, 1224 E. Lowell St. (Tucson)
• 10/11/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Broadway Blood Donation Center Tucson, 7139 E. Broadway Blvd. (Tucson)
• 10/11/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Foothills Blood Donation Center, 7354 N LA CHOLLA BLVD (Tucson)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Tucson area, or search for others nearby.

Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the American Red Cross. The local blood drives included in the list are limited to those at the time the Red Cross data was pulled. Please visit RedCrossBlood.org for the most current listing of drives. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com. Know of another blood drive coming up in your area? You can add it to the Patch calendar using this form.

In most states, donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health; some states allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental consent. Donors 18 years old and younger need to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Appointments can be made via the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, online or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.