Red Cross urges blood donations this March
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA21) - The American Red Cross is urging the public to donate blood or platelets this March in celebration of Red Cross Month.
Donors of all blood types are needed, especially type O, to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring, said American Red Cross.
You can make an appointment by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting the Red Cross website or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
For more than 75 years, American Red Cross Month has been celebrated in the month of March.
List of upcoming blood donation opportunities March 1-15, provided by American Red Cross:
Sunday March 1:
- 3/1/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/1/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/1/2020: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dashmesh Sikh Gurudwara, 15020 Illinois Road
Monday March 2:
- 3/2/2020: 12:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/2/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
Tuesday March 3:
- 3/3/2020: 12:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/3/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/3/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Mad Anthony Brewing Company, 2002 Broadway
Wednesday March 4:
- 3/4/2020: 12:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Thursday March 5:
- 3/5/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/5/2020: 11:45 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Friday March 6:
- 3/6/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/6/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Saturday March 7:
- 3/7/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/7/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Sunday March 8:
- 3/8/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/8/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/8/2020: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St Joseph Catholic Church, 11337 Old US 27 South
Monday March 9:
- 3/9/2020: 12:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/9/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
Tuesday March 10:
- 3/10/2020: 12:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/10/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
Wednesday March 11:
- 3/11/2020: 12:15 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Thursday March 12:
- 3/12/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/12/2020: 11:45 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
- 3/12/2020: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Manchester University Fort Wayne Campus, 10627 Diebold Road
Friday March 13:
- 3/13/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/13/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Saturday March 14:
- 3/14/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/14/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
Sunday March 15:
- 3/15/2020: 7 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Suite 107
- 3/15/2020: 7:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E California Rd
