Gwinnett Area Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up Soon

GWINNETT, GA — 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 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 Gwinnett area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 10/1/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/1/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Fountain Church, 1985 Old Fountain Road (Lawrenceville)
• 10/1/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 2342 Oak Road (Snellville)
• 10/2/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/3/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/4/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/4/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 50 Harmony Grove Road (Lilburn)
• 10/4/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Corinth Christian Church, 1635 Hwy 81 SW (Loganville)
• 10/5/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/5/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., McMichael and Gray, PC, 2055 North Brown Rd NW, Suite 250 (Lawrenceville)
• 10/5/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Associated Credit Union, 6251 Crooked Creek Road (Norcross)
• 10/6/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Perry Rainey Center, 16 College Street (Auburn)
• 10/6/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/6/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Lilburn Activity Bldg (LAB), 788 Hillcrest Road (Lilburn)
• 10/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Studio 87 Yoga, 87 S. Peachtree St (Norcross)
• 10/7/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/8/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/8/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lifeway Church, 2005 Hurricane Shoals Rd NE (Dacula)
• 10/8/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Gwinnett County Employees, 75 Langley Drive (Lawrenceville)
• 10/8/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lilburn Police Dept, 4600 Lawrenceville Highway NW (Lilburn)
• 10/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/11/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Christian Church of Atlanta, 4532 Lavista Road (Tucker)
• 10/11/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/11/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Praise Community Church, 329 Grayson Highway (Lawrenceville)
• 10/11/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners, 475 Technology Pkwy NW (Peachtree Corners)
• 10/12/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/12/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Gwinnett Church - Sugar Hill, 300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd (Sugar Hill)
• 10/12/2021: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., City of Sugar Hill - E Center, 5009 West Broad Street (Sugar Hill)
• 10/13/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 10/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., The Forum, 5185 Peachtree Parkway (Peachtree Corners)
• 10/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Gwinnett Church - Sugar Hill, 300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd (Sugar Hill)
• 10/13/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Meeting House, 5615 Grand Reunion Drive (Hoschton)
• 10/14/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Tucker First United Methodist Church, 2397 Fourth Street (Tucker)
• 10/14/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)

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