American Red Cross Needs Blood Donors in August

The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood in August and help meet the constant need for blood products by patients.

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.

Summer is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet the needs of hospital patients. Despite travel and other activities that may cause some donors to be less available to give, the Red Cross must collect 15,000 blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.

With more summer days ahead, every blood donation is important in helping ensure blood is available for patients in need, and volunteer donors are the only source of blood for those who need it.

Donors of all blood types – especially those with types AB, O negative, A negative and B negative – are needed to help ensure blood products are available to hospital patients this summer.

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 in Norfolk County:

Bellingham

8/8/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Brendan’s Church, 384 Hartford Avenue

Brookline

8/11/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Brookline Public Library Main Branch, 361 Washington Street

Canton

8/13/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion/Canton, 950 Washington Street

Foxboro

8/1/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, 212 Main Street

Franklin

8/3/2015: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., The Adirondack Club, 800 Chestnut St.

8/6/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Franklin Elks, 1077 Pond Street

Plainville

8/11/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Plainville Baptist Church, 62 South Street

Quincy

8/6/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Boston Marriott Quincy, 1000 Marriott Drive

Stoughton

8/12/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Ahavath Torah Congregation, 1179 Central Street

Weymouth

8/1/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/2/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/3/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/4/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/5/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/6/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/8/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/9/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/10/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/11/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., South Shore Hospital, 55 Fogg Road

8/11/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/12/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/13/2015: 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/14/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street

8/15/2015: 8:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Weymouth Blood Donation Center, 208 Main Street