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

HILLSBORO, OR — 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 Hillsboro area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 8/16/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Godfathers Pizza, 17691 SW Farmington Road (Aloha)
• 8/16/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Topgolf, 5505 NE Huffman Street (Hillsboro)
• 8/19/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Epic Life Church, 8427 NE Cornell Road, Suite #400 (Hillsboro)
• 8/20/2021: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., United Methodist Church Hillsboro, 168 NE 8th Avenue (Hillsboro)
• 8/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., little big burger - Beaverton, 12345 SW Horizon Blvd #41 (Beaverton)
• 8/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Elks Lodge #1862, 7553 NE Quatama Street (Hillsboro)
• 8/24/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 2194 SE Minter Bridge Road (Hillsboro)
• 8/24/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Orenco Presbyterian Church, 6420 NE Oelrich Road (Hillsboro)
• 8/24/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 937 NE Jackson School Road (Hillsboro)
• 8/25/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Table Community Church, 5215 NE Elam Young Pkwy (Hillsboro)
• 8/25/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars 2666, 310 SW Walnut Street (Hillsboro)
• 8/26/2021: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., LDS - Hillsboro Stake, 2200 NE Jackson School Road (Hillsboro)
• 8/27/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., New Life Baptist Church, 3440 E. Main Street (Hillsboro)
• 8/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Beaverton Foursquare Church - Bldg 4, 13445 SW Walker Road (Beaverton)
• 8/30/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., OHSU Heath Hillsboro Medical Center - formerly Tuality Community Hospital, 334 SE 8th Avenue (Hillsboro)
• 8/30/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hillsboro Presbyterian Church, 172 NE 32nd Avenue (Hillsboro)

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.