Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Portland Area

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

• 8/16/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/16/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 8/17/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Lake Grove Presbyterian Church, 4040 Sunset Drive (Lake Oswego)
• 8/17/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Director Park, 815 SW Park Avenue (Portland)
• 8/17/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/17/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Woodstock Bible Church, 5101 SE Mitchell Street (Portland)
• 8/18/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., LDS - Lake Oswego Stake, 14903 Westlake Drive (Lake Oswego)
• 8/18/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 8/18/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Grant Park Village, 1580 NE 32nd Avenue (Portland)
• 8/18/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/18/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hammer & Stitch Brewing, 2377 NW Wilson ST (Portland)
• 8/19/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Marquis Companies, 4560 SE International Way, Suite 100 (Portland)
• 8/19/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/19/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., LDS Portland Stake Alameda Ward, 3722 NE Going Street (Portland)
• 8/19/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Center For Health and Healing 2, 3485 South Bond Avenue (Portland)
• 8/20/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/20/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., LDS - St Johns, 5620 N Bowdoin (Portland)
• 8/20/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Moreland Presbyterian Church, 1814 SE Bybee (Portland)
• 8/20/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Avamere at Bethany, 16360 NW Avamere Court (Portland)
• 8/21/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/22/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/23/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/23/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 8/24/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Milwaukie Lutheran, 3810 SE Lake Road (Milwaukie)
• 8/24/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 8/24/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/25/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., 2WTC, 25 SW Salmon Street (Portland)
• 8/25/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 8/25/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/26/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/27/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/28/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., St Joseph The Worker, 2310 SE 148th Avenue (Portland)
• 8/28/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 8/28/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Urban League Multicultural Senior Center, 5325 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Portland)
• 8/30/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Baja Fresh Lake Oswego, 17805 SW 65th Avenue (Lake Oswego)

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.

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.