Blood Donations Needed: Locations and Times Near El Cerrito

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Families are busy with Halloween and school activities at this time of year, but the need for blood never lets up.

The Red Cross must collect about 14,000 blood donations every day to help patients, and volunteer donors are the only source of blood products for those needing transfusions. Donors of all blood types are needed.

Here are some upcoming blood drives here in Alameda and Contra Costa counties —

Berkeley

10/25/2016: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., University of California-Berkeley, 2537 Haste St.
10/25/2016: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., UCB Open Berkeley, American Red Cross Bus, Bancroft at College

Hayward
10/20/2016: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Joachim's Church, 21250 Hesperian Blvd.

Livermore
10/21/2016: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Asbury United Methodist Church, 4743 East Ave.
10/26/2016: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., City of Livermore, 1052 S. Livermore Ave.

Newark
10/21/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Fremont - Newark Blood Donation Center, 39227 Cedar Blvd.
10/22/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Fremont - Newark Blood Donation Center, 39227 Cedar Blvd.
10/22/2016: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., St. Edward Church, 5788 Thornton Ave.
10/28/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Fremont - Newark Blood Donation Center, 39227 Cedar Blvd.
10/29/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Fremont - Newark Blood Donation Center, 39227 Cedar Blvd.

Oakland

10/20/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/21/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/22/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/25/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/26/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/27/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/28/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.
10/29/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Oakland Blood Donation Center, 6230 Claremont Ave.

Pleasant Hill

10/18/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/19/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/21/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/22/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/25/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/26/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/28/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane
10/29/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane

Pleasanton

10/20/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/21/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/22/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/25/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/27/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/28/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/29/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Pleasanton Blood Donation Center, 5556-B Springdale Ave.
10/29/2016: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St. Elizabeth’s Seton Church, 4005 Stoneridge Drive.

San Leandro
10/24/2016: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Barbara Lee Center for Health and Wellness, 2251 Bancroft Ave.

San Pablo

10/17/2016: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., San Pablo City Hall Building 4, 13831 San Pablo Ave.

To donate blood, 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.

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