During National Volunteer Month in April, the American Red Cross asks donors to help protect the blood supply by making and keeping blood donation appointments in the weeks ahead.
Donors of all blood types – especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets – are needed to keep the blood supply strong enough to support critical patient care this spring.
The Red Cross depends on thousands of volunteer blood donors to collect about 12,000 blood donations every single day. With no substitute for blood and no way to manufacture it, volunteer donors are essential in transfusion care.
Blood drives and donation centers also depend on the generosity and valuable time of those who make it possible for the Red Cross to help people in need
To book a time to give lifesaving blood or platelets, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Those who come to give April 8-28, 2024, will receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice, plus be automatically entered to win a $7,000 gift card. There will be two winners. See RedCrossBlood.org/Spring for details.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities April 8-28
Goleta
April 16: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Alpha Delta Pi, 6507 Cordoba Road
April 25: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., UCSB Sigma Chi, 750 Embarcadero del Mar
April 27: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 478 Cambridge Drive
Santa Barbara
April 8: 1-7 p.m., American Red Cross, 2707 State St.
April 154: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., UCSB Mosher Alumni House, Mesa Road and University Plaza
April 22: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., American Red Cross, 2707 State St.
To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.