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

COLUMBIA, SC — The coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on Red Cross blood donations at a time when the country needs to significantly boost its blood supply.

The donation supply for certain blood types dwindled to less than a day's supply in recent weeks, according to the Red Cross.

Fall is typically a time when the Red Cross and other blood donation organizations replenish the country's blood supply.

Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Columbia area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 10/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Keller Williams Realty, 1 Harbison Way Suite 115 (Columbia)
• 10/21/2021: 9:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/22/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/23/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/24/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/24/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Our Lady Of The Hills Catholic Church, 120 Marydale Lane (Columbia)
• 10/25/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/26/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter Street (Columbia)
• 10/26/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/27/2021: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Richland Northeast High School, 7500 Brookfield Road (Columbia)
• 10/27/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Red Cross Community Drive, 2751 Bull St. (Columbia)
• 10/27/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/28/2021: 9:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/28/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Boyer Commercial Construction Inc., 2122 S Beltline Blvd (Columbia)
• 10/29/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/29/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A., 2801 Devine St #300 (Columbia)
• 10/30/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/31/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 10/31/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Northeast United Methodist Church, 4000 Hard Scrabble Road (Columbia)
• 11/1/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Vive Church, 2630 Clemson Road (Columbia)
• 11/1/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Coleman Gym Building, Coleman Gym, 4482 Johnson Street (Columbia)
• 11/1/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/2/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/2/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Prisma Health Children's Hospital, 7 Richland Medical Park Drive (Columbia)
• 11/3/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Terminix, 3618 Fernandina Road (Columbia)
• 11/3/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/4/2021: 9:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/5/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/5/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross, 2751 Bull Street (Columbia)
• 11/6/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 2 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/7/2021: 6:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/7/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, 6500 North Trenholm Road (Columbia)
• 11/8/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/9/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 2751 Bull St (Columbia)
• 11/10/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road (Columbia)

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