Mid Hudson Valley Area Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up Soon

MID HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The U.S. faces a severe 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 Mid Hudson Valley area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 10/1/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Grace Bible Church, 158 Myers Corners Road (Wappingers Falls)
• 10/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Goshen Christian Reformed Church, 2448 State Route 17A (Goshen)
• 10/1/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ted Stroebel Recreation Center, 10 Jefferson St. (Monticello)
• 10/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Intersection Ministries, 945 136th Avenue (Holland)
• 10/2/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Assemblymember Kieran Lalor, East Fishkill Community Center, 890 Route 82 (Hopewell Junction)
• 10/2/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., St Gregory Orthodox Church, 1500 Route 376 (Wappingers Falls)
• 10/2/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Jefferson Valley Mall, 650 Lee Boulevard, Second Floor in the Old Hollister Store (Yorktown Heights)
• 10/2/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/2/2021: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Summerville Presbyterian Church, 4845 St Paul Blvd (Rochester)
• 10/3/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/4/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Regina Coeli, 2 Harvey St. (Hyde Park)
• 10/4/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road (Poughkeepsie)
• 10/4/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ballston Spa Elks, 10 Hamilton Place (Ballston Spa)
• 10/4/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/4/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Heroes Brewing Company, 543 Atlantic Ave (Rochester)
• 10/5/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/6/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Peckham Materials Corp., 49 Arborio Drive (Pleasant Valley)
• 10/6/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Rochester Institute of Technology Student, 1 LOMB MEMORIAL DRIVE (Rochester)
• 10/6/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Liberty Community, First Presbyterian Church, 81 South Main Street (Liberty)
• 10/7/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hudson Elks Lodge No. 787, 201 Harry Howard Ave. (Hudson)
• 10/7/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/8/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Marist College Student Center, 3399 North Road (Poughkeepsie)
• 10/8/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ballston Center ARP Church, 58 Charlton Rd. (Ballston Spa)
• 10/8/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/9/2021: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., East Clinton Fire District, Firehouse LN (Clinton Corners)
• 10/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Avenue (Catskill)
• 10/9/2021: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main Street (Stone Ridge)
• 10/9/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/9/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Marks Church, 54 Kuhn Road (Rochester)
• 10/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/11/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Greece Blood Donation Center, 2590 W Ridge Rd (Greece)
• 10/11/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ridge Culver Fire Department, 2960 Culver Rd (Rochester)
• 10/12/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., North East- Millerton Library, 75 Main Street, PO Box 786 (Millerton)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Mid Hudson Valley 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.