Blood Donations Needed In Madison Area: Red Cross Drives Coming Up Soon

MADISON, WI — 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 Madison area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 10/1/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/1/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., McConnell Hall, 1010 Mound St (Madison)
• 10/1/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., WARF, 614 Walnut Street (Madison)
• 10/2/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/2/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/2/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., St Andrew Catholic Church, 301 N Main St (Verona)
• 10/3/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/3/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/4/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/4/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4505 Regent St (Madison)
• 10/4/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/5/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., US Bank, 1 South Pinckney St (Madison)
• 10/5/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hill Farms State Office Building, 4822 Madison Yards Way (Madison)
• 10/5/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/5/2021: 12 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/6/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St (Madison)
• 10/6/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., University of Wisconsin School of Vet Medicine, 2015 Linden Dr (Madison)
• 10/6/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/6/2021: 12 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/7/2021: 9:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/7/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/8/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/8/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/8/2021: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Rural Mutual Insurance Company, 1241 John Q Hammons, Ste 200 (Madison)
• 10/9/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/9/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/10/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/10/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/11/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Madison East Blood Donation Center, 2109 Zeier Rd (Madison)
• 10/11/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)
• 10/12/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., UW Health Research Park Clinic, 621 Science Dr (Madison)
• 10/12/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Meriter Business Center, 2650 Novation Pkwy (Madison)
• 10/12/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4505 Regent St (Madison)
• 10/12/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Madison West Blood Donation Center, 4860 Sheboygan Ave (Madison)

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