Red Cross: Emergency need for donors

MILWAUKEE - The American Red Cross has an emergency need for lifesaving blood amid the ongoing severe blood shortage. Blood and platelet donations continue to be critical to meet hospital demand and the public is urged to make an appointment to give now.

To thank donors who help ensure a strong blood and platelet supply this month, all who come to give Aug. 1-15, 2021, will automatically be entered for a chance to win an exclusive, VIP trip for two to the sold-out 2021 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Those who come to donate throughout August will also receive a free 4-month subscription offer to Apple Music by email (new subscribers only). More details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/FeelTheBeat.

Donors who give now will help stock the shelves as we wind down the summer season. Schedule an appointment to give blood or platelets by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

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In most cases, those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can donate. However, knowing the name of the manufacturer of the vaccine they received is important in determining donation eligibility.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 1-15

Dodge

Beaver Dam

8/16/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 W Mackie St

8/17/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 W Mackie St

Fox Lake

8/3/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Living Hope Community Church, 740 W. State St, PO Box 111

Horicon

8/11/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., IAM LL873 Union Hall, 258 Barstow St

Mayville

8/25/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., American Legion, 134 South Main Street

Randolph

8/9/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Village of Randolph, Village of Randolph, 248 West Stroud St

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Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac

7/27/2021: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave

7/27/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave

8/18/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thrive Church, 79 E 2nd St

Mount Calvary

8/17/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m., Maximillians, 155 Fond du Lac Street

Ripon

7/29/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ripon High School, 850 Tiger Dr

8/17/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA, 430 Griswold St

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Jefferson

Fort Atkinson

8/9/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Creamery 201, 201 N. Main St.

Jefferson

8/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Jefferson Public Library, 321 S. Main St.

Johnson Creek

8/12/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Community Center, 417 Union St

Lake Mills

8/10/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., City Hall, 200 Water St

Sullivan

7/27/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Lukes Lutheran Church of Rome, W1956 Main St.

Waterloo

8/13/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., St. John's Lutheran School, 413 E Madison

Watertown

7/27/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran School, 706 Jones Street

7/28/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1611 E Main St

8/14/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street

8/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street

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Kenosha

Kenosha

8/19/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kenosha Masonic Center, 115 56th st

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Milwaukee

Brown Deer

7/30/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8635 N 60th St.

Cudahy

8/9/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Drive

Greendale

8/11/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Martin Luther High School, 5201 South 76th Street

8/17/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St

Milwaukee

7/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Schlitz Park, 1555 N River Center Dr

7/30/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Southside Church of Christ, 1933 W Grange Ave

8/2/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Aloft Milwaukee Downtown, 1230 N Old World 3rd St

8/3/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Broken Bat Brewing Co, 135 E Pittsburgh Ave

8/5/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., West Allis Rec Center, 2450 S 68th St

8/5/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Red Cross in Southeast WI, 2600 W Wisconsin Ave

8/6/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mayfair Professional Tower, 2500 North Mayfair Road

8/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., UWM Union, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd.

8/17/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Indeed Brewing Company and Taproom, 530 S. 2nd St

8/18/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., MobCraft Beer Brewery and Taproom, 505 S 5th St

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Ozaukee

Grafton

8/9/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sahale Ale Works, 1505 Wisconsin Ave, Ste. 170

Port Washington

8/24/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Matthew Lutheran Church, 1525 N Grant St

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Racine

Burlington

8/6/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Burlington High School, 400 McCanna Pkwy

Mt Pleasant

8/26/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Mt Pleasant Family YMCA Sealed Air Branch, 8501 Campus Dr

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Sheboygan

Cedar Grove

8/10/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Faith Reformed Church, 243 S Fourth St

Plymouth

8/25/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ladewig Zinkgraf American Legion Post 243, 40 S Stafford St

Sheboygan

7/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

8/5/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mead Public Library, 710 N. 8th St.

8/6/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

8/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

8/20/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

8/27/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

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Walworth

Delavan

8/16/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W Geneva

Elkhorn

8/4/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Eklhorn High School, 482 East Geneva Street

8/27/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sperino's Monte Carlo Room, 720 N. Wisconsin St.

Lake Geneva

8/13/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Mt Zion Christian Church, 2330 WI-120

Whitewater

7/28/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Second Salem Brewing Company, 111 W Whitewater St

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Washington

Germantown

8/2/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., St Boniface Parish, W204 N11940 Goldendale Rd

8/11/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, W172N11187 Division Rd

Hartford

8/12/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Hartford Recreation Center, 125 N Rural St

Jackson

7/28/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Jackson Community Center, N165 W20330 Hickory Ln

Kewaskum

8/27/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Kewaskum Municipal Annex Building, 1308 Fond Du Lac Ave.

West Bend

8/4/2021: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., West Bend City Hall, 1115 S Main Street

8/4/2021: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., West Bend City Hall, 1115 S Main Street

8/26/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Legion Post 36, 712 Park Ave.

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Waukesha

Brookfield

7/28/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel, 375 S Moorland Road

7/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sendik's Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101

8/18/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., City of Brookfield, 2100 N Calhoun Rd

8/23/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Corners of Brookfield, 270 Lord Street

8/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Corners of Brookfield, 270 Lord Street

8/26/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Brookfield East High School, 3305 Lilly Rd

Delafield

8/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., The Delafield Hotel, 415 Genesee St

Genesee Depot

8/19/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Crossing Community Church, S42 W31230 Hwy 83

Hartland

7/29/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Batteries Plus Bulbs, 1325 Walnut Ridge Dr

7/30/2021: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Oakwood Church, 3041 Oakwood Rd

8/3/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lake Country Lutheran High School, 401 Campus Dr

8/20/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Village of Hartland Municipal Building, 210 Cottonwood Ave

8/25/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church and School, 1023 E Capitol Drive

Lannon

8/10/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Johns Lutheran Church, 20851 W Main St

Menomonee Falls

8/3/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St

Muskego

8/25/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Muskego Circle Community Center, S63 W13694 Janesville Rd

New Berlin

8/2/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln

8/12/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., New Berlin Sportsplex, 2900 S 163rd St

8/20/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Woodridge Community Church, 13800 W Howard Ave

North Lake

7/27/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., North Lake School, N75 W31283 Hwy VV

North Prairie

8/16/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Highview Evangelical Presbyterian Church, S50 W33042 Town Rd GE

Oconomowoc

8/23/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 815 Concord Rd

8/24/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 145 E. Lisbon Rd

8/27/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oconomowoc Public Library, 200 W South St

Pewaukee

7/27/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Queen of Apostles Church, N35W23360 Capitol Drive

7/29/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

8/5/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

8/12/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

8/19/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

8/26/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

Summit

8/9/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Summit Village Hall, 37100 Delafield Road

Sussex

8/18/2021: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., The Prestwick Group, W248 N5499 Executive Dr

Waukesha

8/10/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ the Life Lutheran School, 3031 Summit Ave