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

ANNE ARUNDEL, MD — The need for local blood donations remains high as the pandemic has challenged the nation’s blood supply.

All blood types are needed, especially type O to refuel the country’s blood stockpile.

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.

Red Cross blood drives follow coronavirus safety protocols including temperature screening, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff.

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

• 4/9/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane (Annapolis)
• 4/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/11/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/12/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 8 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/13/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Annapolis Moose Lodge 296, 1890 Crownsville Rd (Annapolis)
• 4/13/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/13/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Elks, Truck House Rd. and Jennings Rd. (Severna Park)
• 4/14/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Annapolis Evangelical Lutheran Church, 38 W Central Avenue (Edgewater)
• 4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mid Atlantic Community Church, 2485 Davidsonville Road (Gambrills)
• 4/14/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/15/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/16/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane (Annapolis)
• 4/16/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Community Place, 100 Community Place (Crownsville)
• 4/16/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/16/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Severna Park Community Center, 623 Baltimore and Annapolis Blvd. (Severna Park)
• 4/17/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/18/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/19/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 8 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/20/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Annapolis Moose Lodge 296, 1890 Crownsville Rd (Annapolis)
• 4/20/2021: 10:45 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/21/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/22/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Friendship Community Baptist Church, 37 Jewell Rd. (Dunkirk)
• 4/23/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center, 7310 Ritchie Highway, Suite 114 (Glen Burnie)
• 4/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Church at Severn Run, 8187 Telegraph Rd (Severn)

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.

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.

The Red Cross is testing all donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The antibodies may indicate a person's immune system developed antibodies in response to a coronavirus infection or a vaccine. Plasma from whole blood donations that tests positive for high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used in convalescent plasma treatments for coronavirus patients.

COVID-19 antibody test results will be available to donors within two weeks in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity, according to the Red Cross.