American Red Cross Asks Eligible Donors to Give Blood in May Before the Busy Summer Season Kicks in

The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to help ensure blood is available for patients in need by giving blood in May before the busy summer season kicks in.

Blood and platelet donations often decrease when regular donors are vacationing and school is out of session, but the need for blood is constant. Donors are needed in the weeks leading up to summer to help alleviate this seasonal decline.

Donors of all blood types – especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative – are needed to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring. Those who come to donate blood between May 23 and May 25, 2015, will receive a limited-edition Red Cross-branded RuMe® tote bag, while supplies last.

To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities:

Norfolk County

Bellingham

5/23/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saint Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main Street

Braintree

5/16/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/17/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/18/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/18/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Delta Masonic Lodge, 403 R Washington Street

5/19/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/20/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/21/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/22/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/23/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/24/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/25/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/26/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/27/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/28/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/30/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

5/31/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Braintree Blood Donation Center, 170 Forbes Road

Cohasset

5/26/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Harborview Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 1 Chief Justice Cushing Highway

Dedham

5/16/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/17/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/18/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/19/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/20/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/21/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/22/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/23/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/24/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/25/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/26/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/28/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/28/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Italian American Club, 21 Allen Lane

5/29/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/30/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

5/31/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dedham Blood Donation Center, 180 Rustcraft Road

Franklin

5/21/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Franklin Elks, 1077 Pond Street

5/31/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Team Fitness, 100 Franklin Village Drive

Needham

5/21/2015: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., WCVB Channel 5, 5 TV Place

Norwood

5/27/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Norwood Memorial Airport, 125 Access Road, Gate 1

Quincy

5/26/2015: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sons of Italy, 120 Quarry Street

Photo Credit: American Red Cross Facebook