A Red Cross worker helps a man to donate blood in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, on June 14, 2021. Monday marks the World Blood Donor Day. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - The American Red Cross is making a plea on Monday, Dec. 16 for blood and platelet donors to help those in need enjoy the rest of the holiday season with loved ones.
Officials say donors with type O negative blood and those giving platelets are especially urged to give now so patients can continue to receive the care they count on in the coming weeks.
Those who come to give through Jan. 3, 2025 will receive an exclusive Red Cross long-sleeved T-shirt, while supplies last.
SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News
To extend a special thank-you to donors for helping address the need for blood, platelets and plasma during the critical post-holiday time, those who come to give Jan. 1-26, 2025, during National Blood Donor Month, will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl.
Where to donate
DODGE COUNTY
Beaver Dam
1/15/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Beaver Dam High School, 500 Gould St
Lomira
12/18/2024: 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Lomira School District, 1030 Fourth Street
12/30/2024: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 300 Church ST
Mayville
12/18/2024: 8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Mayville Jr Sr High School, N. 500 Clark St
1/15/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Mayville Hometown Pharmacy, 1448 Horicon Street
Randolph
1/6/2025: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., First Reformed Church, 406 S. High St.
Watertown
1/13/2025: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, N572 Co Rd R
Waupun
1/9/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Edgewood Church, 201 Edgewood Dr
_______________
FOND DU LAC COUNTY
Eden
1/3/2025: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Eden Fire Department, 104 Pine St
Fond du Lac
12/31/2024: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 625 W Rolling Meadows Dr
1/9/2025: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., YMCA, 90 W 2nd St
1/17/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Fire Department Station 1, 815 S Main St
Mount Calvary
1/11/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mount Calvary Fire Station, 999 Fond du Lac Street
Ripon
12/17/2024: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA, 430 Griswold St
Rosendale
1/14/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 124 S Main St
_______________
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Fort Atkinson
12/16/2024: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Creamery 201, 201 N. Main St.
12/27/2024: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Dwight Foster Public Library, 209 Merchants Ave
1/16/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fort Atkinson Senior Center, 307 Robert St
Jefferson
1/3/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Jefferson Public Library, 321 S. Main St.
Johnson Creek
1/17/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Johnson Creek Public Library, 125 Lincoln St.
Waterloo
1/14/2025: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., St. John's Lutheran School, 413 E Madison
Watertown
12/16/2024: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street
12/17/2024: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street
1/15/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street
_______________
KENOSHA COUNTY
Bristol
12/17/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Bristol School District, 20121 83rd St
Kenosha
12/19/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 5601 Washington Rd
_______________
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Brown Deer
1/17/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Brown Deer High School, 8060 N 60th St
Cudahy
1/8/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Drive
Franklin
12/26/2024: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 9151 W Loomis Road
Greendale
12/20/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St
1/3/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St
Greenfield
12/19/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Memorial United Methodist Church, 3450 S 52nd St
Milwaukee
12/20/2024: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Local 215, 5625 W Wisconsin Ave
1/2/2025: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., East Library Milwaukee Public Library, 2320 N Cramer Street
1/14/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Broken Bat Brewing Co, 135 E Pittsburgh Ave
1/14/2025: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., US Courthouse, 517 E Wisconsin Ave
1/16/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, 1450 North Lincoln Memorial Drive
Oak Creek
12/31/2024: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave
1/9/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Discover Church, 7311 S 13th Street
1/15/2025: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Nucor Cold Finish, 7200 S 6th St
Shorewood
1/7/2025: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Shorewood Village Center, 3930 N. Murray Ave.
Wauwatosa
12/26/2024: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wauwatosa Public Library, 7635 W North Ave
Whitefish Bay
1/10/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal, 5655 N. Lake Dr.
_______________
OZAUKEE COUNTY
Cedarburg
12/30/2024: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., St Francis Borgia Cath Church, 1375 Covered Bridge Rd
Fredonia
12/27/2024: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Ave
Mequon
1/2/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Frank L Weyenberg Library, 11345 N Cedarburg Rd.
Port Washington
1/6/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Inventor's Brewpub, 305 E Washington St
1/10/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 504 W Grand Ave
Saukville
1/3/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., A Place to Be Spirituality Center, 166 W Dekora St
_______________
RACINE COUNTY
Waterford
1/16/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Village Hall, 123 N River St
_______________
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
Elkhart Lake
1/10/2025: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Elkhart Lake High School, 201 Lincoln St
Oostburg
1/9/2025: 11 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Oostburg State Bank, 905 Center Ave
Plymouth
12/18/2024: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Ladewig Zinkgraf American Legion Post 243, 40 S Stafford St
1/9/2025: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, N5990 Country Aire Rd
Sheboygan
12/20/2024: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
12/27/2024: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
1/3/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
1/10/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
1/15/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Uptown Social, 1817 N 8th St
1/17/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
Sheboygan Falls
1/9/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sheboygan Falls High School, 220 Amherst Ave
_______________
WALWORTH COUNTY
Delavan
12/31/2024: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W Geneva
East Troy
1/13/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., East Troy Bible Church, 2660 North St -Hwy 20
Lake Geneva
12/20/2024: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Como Community Church, W3901 Palmer Road
Sharon
1/7/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 228 Martin St
Whitewater
1/10/2025: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S Fremont Street
_______________
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Germantown
12/27/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Boniface Parish, W204 N11940 Goldendale Rd
Hartford
1/6/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hartford Recreation Center, 125 N Rural St
1/13/2025: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dave's Lanes, 218 N Main St
West Bend
12/19/2024: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post 36, 712 Park Ave.
_______________
WAUKESHA COUNTY
Brookfield
12/18/2024: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Corners of Brookfield, 270 Lord Street
12/20/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., City of Brookfield, 2100 N Calhoun Rd
12/23/2024: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N Calhoun Rd
12/26/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sendik's Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101
1/2/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sendik's Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101
1/7/2025: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Brookfield East High School, 3305 North Lilly Rd
Hartland
12/27/2024: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hartland Public Library, 110 E Park Ave
1/7/2025: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Oakwood Church, 3041 Oakwood Rd
1/10/2025: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hartland American Legion, 231 Goodwin Ave
Menomonee Falls
1/6/2025: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St
Mukwonago
12/30/2024: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Amans Beer and Wine, 110 Chapman Farm Blvd
Nashotah
1/16/2025: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., MSI General, W215 E. Wisconsin Ave
New Berlin
12/17/2024: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln
1/2/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln
North Prairie
12/16/2024: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Highview Evangelical Presbyterian Church, S50 W33042 Town Rd GE
Oconomowoc
12/27/2024: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oconomowoc Public Library, 200 W South St
1/8/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., SteelTank Brewing Co, 1225 Robruck Drive, Unit A
1/13/2025: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., VFW Post 2260, 830 E Wisconsin Ave
Okauchee Lake
12/23/2024: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Magnus Anderson American Legion Post 399, N50W34760 E Wisconsin Ave
Pewaukee
12/16/2024: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/17/2024: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/18/2024: 9:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/20/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/21/2024: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., The Ingleside Hotel, 2810 Golf Road
12/21/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/22/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/23/2024: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/24/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/27/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/28/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/29/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/30/2024: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., St Bartholomews Episcopal Church, N27 W24000 Paul Court
12/30/2024: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
12/31/2024: 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/1/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/3/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/4/2025: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., The Ingleside Hotel, 2810 Golf Rd
1/4/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/5/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/6/2025: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/7/2025: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/8/2025: 9:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/9/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills, N36W24130 Pewaukee Rd, PO Box 802
1/10/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/12/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/13/2025: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/14/2025: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/15/2025: 9:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
1/17/2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
Waukesha
12/31/2024: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Waukesha YMCA, 320 E Broadway
1/15/2025: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Redemption Fitness Waukesha, 200 Travis Lane