The American Red Cross is encouraging people who are healthy to donate blood. Joe Zydlo with the Red Cross says the demand for blood will increase for several reasons. As restrictions are slowly being relaxed, area hospitals will be doing more elective surgeries, and will be needing more blood. And, more drivers will be soon be on the road. Zydlo assures the public that all proper safety steps are being taken at blood drives. The Red Cross is only doing appointments only, no walk-ins will be allowed. All donors are required to wear a face covering or a mask while at a drive and stay at least six feet away from other donors and staff.
The Red Cross recommends going online and making an appointment at red cross blood DOT org. You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
To learn more, browse to: https://www.redcrossblood.org/
A partial list of area blood drives is listed below.
Upcoming blood donation opportunitiesMay 1-15:
IL
Franklin
Benton
5/12/2020: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 506 West Main
West Frankfort
5/7/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Paul Lutheran Church, 1 West Frankfort Plaza
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Jackson
Campbell Hill
5/14/2020: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Campbell Hill Community Center, 213 South Dean
Carbondale
5/6/2020: 7 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Illinois Department of Transportation, 2801 West Murphysboro Road
5/11/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 214 West Main Street
Murphysboro
5/7/2020: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Jackson County Health Department, 415 Health Department Road
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