Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Gwinnett Area

GWINNETT, GA — The Red Cross urged people to donate blood as wildfires and record-breaking heat drive donations down. A projected busy hurricane season will likely shrink donations even further.

All types of blood donations are needed, but there is an especially large demand for Type O.

The plea for donations comes at a time when the country is experiencing high demand for blood transfusions. Hospitals are treating a high number of traumatic injuries this summer. Organ transplants and elective surgeries also increased the urgent need for blood products.

People who donate blood during August will receive a free four-month subscription to Apple Music (new subscribers only).

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.

• 8/16/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/17/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/18/2021: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Forest Fleming Arena, 3037 Pleasant Valley Dr (Atlanta)
• 8/18/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/18/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway (Johns Creek)
• 8/18/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Primerica, 1 Primerica Parkway (Duluth)
• 8/18/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building, 5040 Hwy 53 (Braselton)
• 8/19/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Mountain Park Community, 1405 Rockbridge Road (Stone Mountain)
• 8/19/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/19/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Legion Post 233, 4635 Atlanta Hwy (Loganville)
• 8/20/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/21/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/22/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/23/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners, 475 Technology Pkwy NW (Peachtree Corners)
• 8/24/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, 4480 Peachtree Corners Circle (Norcross)
• 8/25/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/25/2021: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Lilburn Activity Bldg (LAB), 788 Hillcrest Road (Lilburn)
• 8/26/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/26/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Gwinnett County Public Schools Instructional Support Center, 437 Old Peachtree Road NW, Instructional Support Center (Suwanee)
• 8/27/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/27/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Loganville First United Methodist Church, 221 Main Street (Loganville)
• 8/28/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/28/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Edgewater Subdivision, 2301 Ashbourne Drive (Lawrenceville)
• 8/29/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/30/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/30/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 3495 Sugarloaf Parkway (Lawrenceville)
• 8/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saint Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church, 3200 Brooks Drive (Snellville)
• 8/31/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 8/31/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Apalachee Farms, 1001 Dacula Road (Dacula)
• 8/31/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Highlands Presbyterian Church, 830 Grayson Parkway (Grayson)

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.

People who have received a coronavirus vaccine can donate blood so long as they are symptom-free, feeling well and can provide the vaccine manufacturer's name, according to the American Red Cross. There is no waiting period after getting a vaccine dose.

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.