Donate blood, receive Amazon gift card
Thousands of people have responded to the emergency call for blood donations issued by the American Red Cross in early July.
Still, there continues to be an emergency need for donors of all blood types, especially type O, to give now to address a severe blood shortage.
There is a particular need for type O blood, which plays an important role in ongoing patient care and emergencies. Type O positive is the most transfused blood type and can be given to patients with any Rh-positive blood type. Type O negative is the universal blood type and can be given to any patient. It’s what emergency room personnel reach for when there is no time to determine the blood type of patients in the most serious situations.
All those who donate blood July 30 through Aug. 30, 2018, will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.)
Donors of all blood types are urged to make an appointment to give now using the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities July 25-Aug. 15:
Bannock
Pocatello
7/25/2018: 10:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Southeastern Idaho Public Health, 1901 Alvin Ricken Road
7/27/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 4155 Yellowstone Avenue, Pine Ridge Mall
7/30/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 4155 Yellowstone Avenue, Pine Pine Ridge Mall
8/3/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 4155 Yellowstone Avenue, Pine Pine Ridge Mall
8/3/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Holiday Inn Express – Pocatello, 200 Via Venitio
8/4/2018: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Bannock Building), 5425 Bannock Hwy
8/6/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 4155 Yellowstone Avenue, Pine Pine Ridge Mall
8/9/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Butte Street Building, 2300 Butte
8/10/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 4155 Yellowstone Avenue, Pine Ridge Mall
8/10/2018: 12 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., One Source Home Health Hospice, 1951 Bench Road, Suite G
8/13/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 4155 Yellowstone Avenue, Pine Pine Ridge Mall
8/15/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Quail Ridge, 797 Hospital Way
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Bingham
Aberdeen
8/2/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 149 West Central, LDS Aberdeen Church
Blackfoot
7/25/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Emanuel Lutheran Church, 110 Parkway
7/31/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Rose Ward Building, 403 North 150 West
8/13/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Rose Ward Building, 403 North 150 West
Shelley
8/15/2018: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/Goshen Ward, 792 N 1090 E
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Bonneville
Idaho Falls
7/27/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Idaho Falls Blood Donation Center, 1165 E 17th Street
7/27/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ the King Catholic Church/Parish Hall, 1690 17th Street
7/30/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Idaho Falls Blood Donation Center, 1165 E 17th Street
8/2/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Mountain View Hospital, 2325 Coronado
8/3/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Idaho Falls Blood Donation Center, 1165 E 17th Street
8/6/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Idaho Falls Blood Donation Center, 1165 E 17th Street
8/9/2018: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Idaho Falls Taylor Mountain Stake Center, 260 Castlerock Lane
8/10/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Idaho Falls Blood Donation Center, 1165 E 17th Street
8/13/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Idaho Falls Blood Donation Center, 1165 E 17th Street
8/14/2018: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Idaho Falls Central Stake Center, 2025 Jennie Lee Drive
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Caribou
Soda Springs
8/8/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Soda Springs LDS Stake Center, 290 S 3rd W
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Cassia
Burley
7/26/2018: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Burley LDS Stake Center, 2050 Normal Avenue
8/7/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Unity Ward Building, 260 South 250 East
Declo
8/7/2018: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Declo Idaho Stake Center, 213 West Main Street
Malta
8/10/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Malta LDS Church, 280 N 1st Street W
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Franklin
Preston
7/27/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Preston Idaho North Stake Center, 310 N State Street
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Jefferson
Rigby
8/15/2018: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Rigby South Stake Center, 106 N 3800 E
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Madison
Rexburg
8/3/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Navex Global, 346 Grand Loop
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Minidoka
Rupert
8/2/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., LDS Church, 324 East 18th Street
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Teton
Driggs
8/7/2018: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Driggs Idaho LDS Stake, 221 N 1st E, LDS Church
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.
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 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 have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
