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

PORTLAND, OR — 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 Portland area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 4/9/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., LDS Church Happy Valley, 10300 SE 132nd Avenue (Happy Valley)
• 4/9/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Natural Grocers, 11424 SE 82nd Ave (Happy Valley)
• 4/9/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/9/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Radisson Red Portland, 1455 SW Broadway (Portland)
• 4/9/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., CENTRL Office Pearl, 1355 NW Everett Street, Suite #100 (Portland)
• 4/10/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 2146 SE Monroe Street (Milwaukie)
• 4/10/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/10/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., BodyVox, 1201 NW 17th Avenue (Portland)
• 4/11/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy (Portland)
• 4/12/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Christ the King Catholic Church Parish Center, 11709 SE Fuller Road (Milwaukie)
• 4/12/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Colliers International, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd #150 (Portland)
• 4/12/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/12/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 4/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Holiday Inn PDX Airport, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd (Portland)
• 4/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., St George Antiochian Orthodox, 2102 NE 162nd Avenue (Portland)
• 4/13/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Courtyard Marriott City Center, 550 SW Oak Street (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., LDS - St Johns, 5620 N Bowdoin (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Russellville Commons, 10320 SE Pine Street (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fred Meyer Store #135 Hawthorne, 3805 SE Hawthorne (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott Street (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/14/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., LDS - Caruthers, 9901 SE Caruthers (Portland)
• 4/15/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Center For Health and Healing Building, 3303 South Bond Avenue (Portland)
• 4/15/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/15/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Uptown NW Collection, 2240 NW Lovejoy Street (Portland)
• 4/16/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Baja Fresh Lake Oswego, 17805 SW 65th Avenue (Lake Oswego)
• 4/16/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Milwaukie Masonic Lodge, 10636 SE Main Street (Milwaukie)
• 4/16/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kaiser Permanente - Interstate, 3600 North Interstate (Portland)
• 4/16/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/17/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 4/17/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Glendoveer Golf and Tennis, 14015 NE Glisan St (Portland)
• 4/18/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tabernacle SDA, 26 SW Condor Way (Portland)
• 4/19/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., AC Hotel, 888 SW 3rd Avenue (Portland)
• 4/19/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Portland 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.

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.