Los Angeles Area Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up Soon

LOS ANGELES, CA — The U.S. faces a critical 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 recently launched an initiative to increase the number of Black blood donors to help patients with sickle cell anemia. More than 100,000 U.S. residents have sickle cell disease, and the majority are Black. Patients often require regular blood transfusions, but may develop an immune response from blood that isn't closely matched to their own, according to the Red Cross.

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

• 10/1/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Eagle Rock Plaza, 2700 Colorado Blvd (Los Angeles)
• 10/1/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/2/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/3/2021: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., St Euphrasia Catholic Church, 11766 Shoshone Ave (Granada Hills)
• 10/3/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., St Vincent Catholic Church, 621 West Adams Blvd (Los Angeles)
• 10/3/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., St Genevieve Catholic Church, 14061 Roscoe Blvd. (Panorama City)
• 10/3/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/4/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department Olympic Division, 1130 S Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles)
• 10/4/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/4/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., St Bernard High School, 9100 Falmouth Ave (Playa del Rey)
• 10/5/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tutor Campus Center, 3607 Trousdale Pkwy (Los Angeles)
• 10/5/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd (Tarzana)
• 10/5/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/6/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tutor Campus Center, 3607 Trousdale Pkwy (Los Angeles)
• 10/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Rockhill Management 5900 Wilshire, 5900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2100 (Los Angeles)
• 10/6/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mission Community Hospital, 14860 Roscoe Blvd., Suite 102 (Panorama City)
• 10/6/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/7/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Community Christian Alliance Church, 15950 Chatsworth Street (Granada Hills)
• 10/7/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Amtrak, 800 North Alameda St. (Los Angeles)
• 10/7/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/8/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Paul’s First Lutheran School, 11330 McCormick St (North Hollywood)
• 10/8/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/10/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., St John Eudes Catholic Church, 9901 Mason Avenue (Chatsworth)
• 10/10/2021: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., ONEgeneration, 17400 Victory Blvd. (Van Nuys)
• 10/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/11/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Weingart YMCA Wellness and Aquatic Center, 9900 S Vermont Ave (Los Angeles)
• 10/11/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department Olympic Division, 1130 S Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles)
• 10/11/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills, 10400 Zelzah Avenue (Northridge)
• 10/11/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/11/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Brookfield Properties Corporation, 333 S. Hope St (Los Angeles)
• 10/12/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., The Magic Castle, 7001 Franklin Ave (Hollywood)
• 10/12/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave (Valley Glen)
• 10/12/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donation Center, 6338 Variel Ave (Woodland Hills)
• 10/12/2021: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 400 S Hope St Building, 400 S. Hope St., Suite #1140 (Los Angeles)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Los Angeles 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.