Give blood, celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the film ‘Elf’

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – For many, watching the classic holiday movie “Elf” has been a heartwarming tradition for 20 years. This November, the American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet donation.

Donations are critical to the blood supply as the holiday season draws near – a time when blood donations often decline. Donors of all blood types are urged to give, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets.

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the film “Elf,”  and create holiday cheer, all who come to give Nov. 10-30 will receive an exclusive pair of “Elf” + Red Cross socks, while supplies last. For more details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Elf.

It feels good to give a gift to someone else that truly means something. Those wishing to help patients receive lifesaving transfusions can book a blood or platelet donation appointment by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). 

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Nov. 10-30:

BANNOCK COUNTY

Inkom

• 11/29/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 801 N. Rapid Creek

Pocatello

• 11/14/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., ISU Student Union Building Ballroom, 921 S. 8th Ave.
• 11/15/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Reed Gym, 936 Martin Luther King Drive
• 11/17/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Rocky Mountain Ministries, 845 Hyde St.
• 11/21/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pebble Creek Ski Patrol at American Red Cross, 4155 Yellowstone Ave., Pine Ridge Mall
• 11/22/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pocatello Community blood drive at American Red Cross, 4155 Yellowstone Ave., Pineridge Mall
• 11/22/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fairfield Inn & Suites, 205 Via Venitio
• 11/30/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Courtesy Ford, 1600 Yellowstone Ave.

BINGHAM COUNTY

Blackfoot

• 11/27/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Blackfoot Idaho Stake Center, 1650 Highland Drive
• 11/29/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Bingham Memorial Medical Office Building, 98 Poplar St.

BONNEVILLE COUNTY

Idaho Falls

• 11/15/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Eastern Idaho Public Health, 1250 Hollipark Drive
• 11/24/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Southwick Black Belt Academy, 3485 Rawson St.
• 11/29/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Frontier Credit Union Annex, 767 S. Woodruff Ave.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Preston

• 11/16/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Preston Idaho North Stake Center, 310 N. State St.

FREMONT COUNTY

Ashton

• 11/21/2023: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Community Center, 925 Main St.
• 11/29/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., North Fremont High School, 3581 E. 1300 N.

LEMHI COUNTY

Salmon

• 11/27/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Steele Memorial Hospital, 203 S. Daisy St.
• 11/28/2023: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Lynch Center, 401 S. Warpath St.

MADISON COUNTY

Rexburg

• 11/20/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Rexburg Idaho Henry's Fork Stake, 1508 W. 3000 N.
• 11/22/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Madison Memorial Hospital, 450 E. Main St.

ONEIDA COUNTY

Malad City

• 11/21/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Oneida County Event Center, 459 S. Main St., County Fairgrounds

POWER COUNTY

American Falls

• 11/14/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church, 656 Tyhee Road

TETON COUNTY

Driggs

• 11/14/2023: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Driggs Idaho LDS Stake, 221 N. 1st E.