MILWAUKEE - Blood and platelets remain at risk of running low this month. Donors are crucial to helping the Red Cross avoid a blood shortage in the weeks to come.
Donors of all blood types, especially type O donors and platelet donors, are encouraged to make and keep appointments to donate. Book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
When donors lend an arm this month, the Red Cross will lend a hand. All who come to give blood, platelets or plasma March 1-31, 2023, will receive a $10 Visa® Prepaid Card by email. Plus, they'll be automatically entered for a chance to win a $3,000 Visa Prepaid Card – which could help toward expenses like gas or groceries. There will be five lucky winners. Details are available at rcblood.org/help.
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Upcoming blood donation opportunities March 16-31
Dodge
Fox Lake
4/4/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Living Hope Community Church, 740 W. State St, PO Box 111
Horicon
4/11/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., MarshView Ministries, 103 South Cedar St
Juneau
3/21/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Human Services and Health Department, 199 County Road DF
Mayville
3/22/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Johns Lutheran School, 520 Bridge Street
Randolph
3/29/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Randolph High School, 110 Meadowood Dr
Waupun
3/29/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waupun High School, 801 E Lincoln
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Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac
3/24/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fond Du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St.
3/28/2023: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave
3/28/2023: 1:15 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave
3/30/2023: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., YMCA, 90 W 2nd St
4/10/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Church of Peace, 158 S Military Rd
4/12/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Commonwealth Companies, 24 S Brooke St
North Fond du Lac
4/7/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., North Fond du lac Community Center, 280 Garfield St.
Saint Cloud
3/21/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., St Cloud Athletic Club, 911 Main St
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Jefferson
Fort Atkinson
4/10/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Creamery 201, 201 N. Main St.
Ixonia
3/23/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., St Pauls Ixonia, W1955 Gopher Hill Rd.
Jefferson
3/24/2023: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Jefferson High School, 700 W Milwaukee St
Lake Mills
4/11/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., City Hall, 200 Water St
Watertown
4/3/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street
4/4/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street
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Kenosha
Kenosha
4/4/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Brat Stop, 12304 75th st
4/14/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Festival Foods, 6000 31st st
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Milwaukee
Brown Deer
4/14/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Brown Deer High School, 8060 N 60th St
Fox Point
3/25/2023: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., St Eugene Congregation, 7600 N Port Washington Rd
Greendale
3/28/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St
4/6/2023: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Martin Luther High School, 5201 S 76th St
4/7/2023: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St
Milwaukee
3/23/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., General Mitchell Airport Delta Air Lines, 5300 S Howell Ave
3/28/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lutheran Chapel of the Cross, 3353 S. Whitnall
3/29/2023: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., MobCraft Beer Brewery and Taproom, 505 S 5th St
3/30/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., UWM Student Union, 2200 Kenwood Blvd
4/10/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, 1450 North Lincoln Memorial Drive
4/11/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Schlitz Park, 1555 N River Center Dr
4/12/2023: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., MobCraft Beer Brewery and Taproom, 505 S 5th St
4/14/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cardinal Stritch - Bonaventure Hall, 6801 N Yates Rd
4/14/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Loving Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3909 W Clinton Ave
Oak Creek
4/5/2023: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Nucor Cold Finish, 7200 S 6th St
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Ozaukee
Grafton
4/12/2023: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Kapco Metal Stamping, 983 Badger Circle
Mequon
3/20/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Unitarian Church North, 13800 N. Port Washington Road
Saukville
3/17/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., A Place to Be Spirituality Center, 166 W Dekora St
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Racine
Burlington
3/30/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Low Daily Brewery, 700 N Pine St
Waterford
4/5/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Village Hall, 123 N River St
4/5/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Washington Caldwell School District, 8937 Big Bend Rd
4/13/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Legacy Realty Group, 401 N Milwaukee St #1
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Sheboygan
Cedar Grove
4/11/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Faith Reformed Church, 243 S Fourth St
Elkhart Lake
3/31/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Elkhart Lake High School, 201 Lincoln St
Kohler
4/14/2023: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Kohler High School, 333 Upper Road
Plymouth
4/13/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Ladewig Zinkgraf American Legion Post 243, 40 S Stafford St
Random Lake
3/20/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Our Lady of the Lakes, 230 Butler St.
Sheboygan
3/17/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
3/24/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
3/31/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
4/7/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
4/14/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
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Walworth
Delavan
3/27/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W Geneva
Elkhorn
3/22/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Kunes Country RV, 9 Deere Rd
4/12/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Elkhorn Area High School, 482 E Geneva St
Lake Geneva
3/24/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Como Community Church, W3901 Palmer Road
4/7/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., The Cove of Lake Geneva, 111 Center Street
Walworth
4/3/2023: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Big Foot High School, 401 Devils Ln
Whitewater
3/24/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S Fremont Street
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Washington
Jackson
3/22/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Jackson Community Center, N165 W20330 Hickory Ln
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Waukesha
Brookfield
3/17/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Brookfield East High School, 3305 North Lilly Rd
4/7/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sendik's Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101
4/13/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel, 375 S Moorland Road
Hartland
3/23/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church and School, 1023 E Capitol Drive
4/10/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., First Congregational Church, 111 Church Street
Menomonee Falls
3/28/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. James Parish, W220 N6588 Town Line Rd
4/7/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St
Merton
3/20/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Johns United Church of Christ, N67 W28321 Sussex Road
New Berlin
4/12/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Eisenhower High School, 4333 S Sunnyslope Rd
4/13/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln
Oconomowoc
3/20/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Oconomowoc Community Center, 220 W Wisconsin Ave
3/27/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 145 E. Lisbon Rd
3/31/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., YMCA at Pabst Farms, 1750 Valley Rd
Pewaukee
3/16/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/17/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/19/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/20/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/21/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/22/2023: 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/23/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/24/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/26/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/27/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/28/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/29/2023: 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/30/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
3/31/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/2/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/3/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/4/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/5/2023: 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/6/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/7/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/9/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/10/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/11/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/12/2023: 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/13/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
4/14/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
Waukesha
3/30/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., UWM at Waukesha, 1500 N University Dr
How to donate blood
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.