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As the busy Fourth of July holiday week gets closer, the American Red Cross asks donors to celebrate by making a blood or platelet donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer. While all blood types are needed, donors with type O blood are most urgently needed.
Making and keeping donation appointments now is critical to ensuring blood products are available for all patients – including those in trauma situations that may require several lifesaving transfusions – in the weeks to come. Type O negative blood is often reached for in emergencies when there isn’t time to match a patient’s blood type. Type O positive is the most common blood type, so it’s important to keep type O blood and all blood types on hand at hospitals for people facing both chronic illness and sudden, life-threatening conditions.
Don’t wait – add a blood or platelet donation appointment to your summer calendar today by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
The Red Cross and goodr are joining forces in July to remind donors they’re just the type patients can count on. All who come to give July 1-14, 2025, will get an exclusive pair of Red Cross x goodr sunglasses, while supplies last. Donors can personalize their one-of-a-kind shades with a blood type sticker! For details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/goodr.
Or, those who make it in to give by June 30, will get a $15 Amazon.com gift card by email, plus be automatically entered to win one of two $7,000 gift cards. See RedCrossBlood.org/June.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities June 23-July 14:
Benton County
Fowler
July 2: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fowler United Methodist
Church, 908 E. 12th Street
Carroll County
Flora
June 26: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Carroll County
Community Center, 908 E Columbia St
Pulaski County
Francesville
July 14: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., First Christian Church, 192 East
Lyman
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette
July 1: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Pride Lafayette, Inc., 640
Main St
July 2: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Crestview Community Church,
1400 Ortman Lane
July 11: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Northend Community
Center, 2000 Elmwood Avenue
West Lafayette
June 29: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas, 535 W.
State Street
July 9: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Calvary Church, 310 Kalberer Rd
White County
Brookston
July 2: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion Brookston, 304
IN-43
Monticello
June 27: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monticello Fire
Department, 911 W South St
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