Celebrate World Red Cross Day by giving blood

 

Apr. 18, 2016 — The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood and help save lives in honor of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

 

Each year, the local and global impact of the Red Cross mission is celebrated on May 8, the birthday of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement founder Henry Dunant.

 

Currently, donors of all blood types are needed to give and help save hospital patients’ lives. Every day, the Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood donations to meet the needs of patients across the country.

 

To make an appointment to give blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

 

Upcoming blood donation opportunities

 

Broadwater

Townsend

5/2/2016: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 200 No. Cedar

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Cascade

Cascade

5/3/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Cascade High School, 321 Central Ave W.

 

Great Falls

5/2/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Great Falls Blood Donation Center, 1300 28th Street South

5/3/2016: 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Great Falls Central Catholic High School, 2800 18th Ave South

5/5/2016: 12 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., Montana School for the Deaf & Blind Gym, 3911 Central Ave

5/6/2016: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Chamber of Commerce Building, 100 1st Avenue North

5/6/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Great Falls Blood Donation Center, 1300 28th Street South

5/13/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Great Falls Blood Donation Center, 1300 28th Street South

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Flathead

Bigfork

5/6/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Montana Athletic Club, 850 Holt Drive

 

Columbia Falls

5/5/2016: 10 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Plum Creek Manufacturing, 610 3rd St. West

5/5/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave

 

Kalispell

5/2/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Blood Donation Center, 126 North Meridian Road

5/3/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Kalispell Blood Donation Center, 126 North Meridian Road

5/6/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Kalispell Blood Donation Center, 126 North Meridian Road

5/9/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Blood Donation Center, 126 North Meridian Road

5/10/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Communities, 185 Crestline Ave

5/12/2016: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Super 1, 55 N 1st Ave East

5/13/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Kalispell Blood Donation Center, 126 North Meridian Road

5/13/2016: 11 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Best Buy, 2407 Hwy 93 North

5/14/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fresh Life Church, 126 No. Meridian

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Gallatin

Bozeman

5/2/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Bozeman Blood Donation Center, 300 North Willson

5/3/2016: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., The Commons, 1794 Baxter Lane East

5/4/2016: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Bozeman Federal Building, 10 East Babcock

5/6/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Bozeman Blood Donation Center, 300 North Willson

5/9/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Bozeman Blood Donation Center, 300 North Willson

5/10/2016: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Reach, 322 Gallatin Park drive

5/11/2016: 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., First Security Bank of Bozeman, 208 E. Main

5/13/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Bozeman Blood Donation Center, 300 North Willson

 

Manhattan

5/9/2016: 1:15 p.m. - 6 p.m., Manhattan Bank, 124 S. Broadway

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Granite

Drummond

5/4/2016: 2 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Drummond High School, 108  Edwards Street

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Jefferson

Whitehall

5/5/2016: 12 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Trinity Methodist Church, 102 Brooke St.

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Lake

Ronan

5/6/2016: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Jore Corporation, 34837 Innovation Drive

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Lewis and Clark

East Helena

5/4/2016: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., East Helena VFW, 113 W. Main

 

Fort Harrison

5/12/2016: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., National Guard Armory / HAFRC Ctr, National Guard Armory, 1956 Mt. Majo Street

 

Helena

5/3/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Helena Blood Donation Center, 3150 N. Montana Avenue, Ste. B

5/4/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Helena Blood Donation Center, 3150 N. Montana Avenue, Ste. B

5/5/2016: 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Lewis & Clark Public Library, 120 South Last Chance Gulch

5/6/2016: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Helena Blood Donation Center, 3150 N. Montana Avenue, Ste. B

5/6/2016: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Helena Association of Realtors, 2707 Colonial Dr.

5/10/2016: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Northwestern Energy, 1315 No. Main

5/10/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Helena Blood Donation Center, 3150 N. Montana Avenue, Ste. B

5/13/2016: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Helena Blood Donation Center, 3150 N. Montana Avenue, Ste. B

5/13/2016: 10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., St Peter's Hospital, 2475 Broadway

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Mineral

Superior

5/12/2016: 1 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Superior Area Ambulance Center, Corner of Brooklyn and 5th Ave E

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Missoula

Lolo

5/10/2016: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., TrailWest Bank, 11300 U.S. 93, Lolo Shopping Center

 

Missoula

5/2/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Missoula Blood Donation Center, 2401 North Reserve Street, Suites 6 and 7

5/3/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Give Local Missoula- Florence Building, 111 North Higgins

5/3/2016: 10:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., DNRC, 2705 Spurgin

5/6/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Missoula Blood Donation Center, 2401 North Reserve Street, Suites 6 and 7

5/9/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Christ the King, 1400 Gerald Ave

5/9/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Missoula Blood Donation Center, 2401 North Reserve Street, Suites 6 and 7

5/12/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Community Medical Center, 2827 Fort Missoula Road

5/13/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Missoula Blood Donation Center, 2401 North Reserve Street, Suites 6 and 7

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Ravalli

Florence

5/11/2016: 2:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Florence-Carlton High School, Florence-Carlton HS, 5602 Old Highway 93

 

Hamilton

5/10/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 275 Hattie Lane

 

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) 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 (16 with parental consent in some states), 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 donors can now 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, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.