Red Cross Community Blood Drive

The Red Cross is hosting a blood drive at Whitefish Bay High School from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. July 6.

To make an appointment or receive more information, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org. Appointments are encouraged, but walk ins are also welcome!

Every participant will receive a free pair of American Red Cross ear buds, while supplies last.

Your donation is important because blood donations are down in the first five months of 2012 compared to the same period last year.  In June, blood donations are down more than 10 percent across the country, with 50,000 fewer pints of blood available than expected.  And, there is only about half the amount of readily available blood in the Red Cross inventory at this time.

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for types O negative and positive, B negative and A negative blood donations. Deliveries of blood products are outpacing donations in some cases.

Recently, a new mother at a hospital served by the American Red Cross needed 32 units of red blood cells, 10 units of platelets, 10 units of plasma and 15 units of cryoprecipitate. Thanks to dedicated Red Cross donors, these products were available for this patient. 

Like the emergency room of a hospital, the American Red Cross needs to be prepared to respond to patient emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Under normal circumstances, approximately every two seconds someone in America needs a blood transfusion. Many of these patients receive blood from a Red Cross donor.  Help us assure blood is there for future patients when they need it; please donate blood.