The American Red Cross asks donors to give blood or platelets now to help maintain a healthy blood supply.
Donors of all blood types, especially those with types O positive and B negative blood, are asked to make an appointment to keep lifesaving blood products ready the moment patients need them.
People coming together to care for one another is the humanitarian spirit shared by the Red Cross community and fans of Peanuts. This month, the Red Cross and Peanuts are once again joining forces to remind people that a little good goes a long way.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, those who donate blood through September 21, will receive a Red Cross x Peanuts mystery bag with one of four special T-shirt designs, while they last.
Each design is iconic, and donors won’t know which one they will get until they open the bag. Additionally, there will be a number of golden tickets randomly in the mystery bags hidden throughout the country. Donors who find a golden ticket when they open their bag will have the chance to redeem it through an online form for all four T-shirts. Visit RedCrossBlood.org/ for details.
Between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, weather canceled about 1,500 blood drives, causing more than 40,000 blood donations to go uncollected. Making and keeping donation appointments where it’s safe to do so can help patients when and wherever they need it most.
Donors are asked to book an appointment and help patients counting on lifesaving transfusions.
To schedule a time to give blood or platelets, visit Red-CrossBlood.org, call 1-800RED CROSS or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.
Individuals who are 16 with parental consent and older, 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 and platelet donors can 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, before arriving at the blood drive.
To get started, follow the instructions at RedCross-Blood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
Upcoming blood drives include:
•September 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Toledo Hospital, 2142 North Cove Boulevard
•September 12, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, 2213 Cherry Street, Toledo
•September 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5373 South Main Street, Sylvania Appointments also can be scheduled at the Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway, Toledo. Hours are Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
