Anyone who donates blood or platelets now through August 29 with the American Red Cross will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types and less than a two-day supply of type O blood.
With the help of a $1 million donation from Amazon, the Red Cross hopes to motivate donors to roll up a sleeve and alleviate the blood shortage across the country. Blood transfusions are one of the most common inpatient hospital procedures in the U.S. These blood products can only come from volunteer donors.
You can schedule an appointment by activating Amazon’s Alexa Red Cross Blood Skill, by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting
RedCrossBlood.org, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
A blood donation takes about an hour, but the actual donation only takes about 8-10 minutes. Bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that 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 must meet certain height and weight requirements.
July 29-Aug. 15
Johnson City Blood Donation Center
365 Harry L. Drive
Johnson City, NY 13790
Monday-Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Sunday: 7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
NEW YORK
Broome
Binghamton
8/2/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Double Tree by Hilton, 225 Water Street
Endicott
8/1/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 731 Hooper Road
8/13/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Church of the Holy Family, 3600 Phyliss Street
Vestal
8/1/2019: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Brookdale Vestal West, 421 Plaza Drive
8/3/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Vestal United Methodist Church, 328 Main Street
Tioga
Newark Valley
8/12/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Newark Valley Fire Department, 7151 State Route 38
Owego
8/9/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Moose Lodge No 1595, 3 Goodrich Road
Tompkins
Ithaca
7/30/2019: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cornell East Hill Office Building, 395 Pine Tree Hill, Suite 302
8/1/2019: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Tompkins County Library-Employees, 101 E Green Street
8/2/2019: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., New York State Electric and Gas, 1387 Dryden Road
8/13/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cornell University Biotech Building, BioTech Building
8/14/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cornell University Biotech Building, BioTech Building
8/14/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Saint Catherine of Sienna Parish, 309 Siena Drive
8/15/2019: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1019 North Cayuga Street
PENNSYLVANIA
Susquehanna
Montrose
8/7/2019: 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Montrose VFW, State Route 706
8/8/2019: 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Montrose VFW, State Route 706
New Milford
8/1/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., South New Milford Baptist Church, 2967 Harford Road
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit
redcross.org or
cruzrojaamericana.org or Twitter at @RedCross.
